#MelissaAftermath: Some health centres reopen; hospitals in emergency mode
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) says some health centres within SERHA have reopened on Thursday.
In Kingston and St Andrew, Alpha Dental, Bull Bay Health Centre, Chin Loy, Community Health & Psychiatry at the University of the West Indies, Denham Town Health Centre, East Queen Street Dental, Edna Manley Health Centre, Golden Spring Health Centre, Glen Vincent Health Centre, Harbour View Health Centre, Hagley Park Health Centre, Maxfield Park Health Centre, Nannyville Health Centre, Norman Gardens Health Centre, Oakglades Health Centre, Operation Friendship, Olympic Gardens Health Centre, Rollington Town Health Centre, Seaview Gardens Health Centre, St Margaret’s –Faith Base Organization, Slipe Pen Road Comprehensive Health Centre, Sunrise Health Centre, and Windward Road Health Centre have reopened.
The Barton’s Health Centre, Bridgeport Dental Clinic, Bogwalk Health Centre, Brown’s Hall Health Centre, Central Village Health Centre, Christian Pen Health Centre, Connors Health Centre, Cumberland Health Centre, Ewarton Health Centre, Glengoffe Health Centre, Greater Portmore Health Centre, Guy’s Hill Health Centre, Harkers Hall Health Centre, Kitsons Town Health Centre, Kenneth Baugh (Point Hill) Health Centre, Linstead Health Centre, Lluidas Health Centre, Old Harbour Civic Centre, Redwood Health Centre, Riversdale Health Centre, St Jago Park Health Centre, Sligoville Health Centre, Sydenham Health Centre, Treadways Health Centre, Troja Health Centre, Waterford Health Centre, and Watermount Health Centre in St Catherine have also reopened.
Likewise, in St Thomas, the Morant Bay Health Centre, Llandewey Health Centre, Port Morant Health Centre and Seaforth Health Centre are now open to the public.
The health centres are open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
In the meantime, SERHA said full services are currently being offered at five major hospitals including the Kingston Public Hospital, National Chest Hospital, Hope Institute, Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, and Princess Margaret Hospital.
Other major hospitals remain open but they continue to operate in emergency mode to provide critical and life-saving care only.
