Dr. Tufton Opens Renovated Operating Theatre at Falmouth Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Friday (July 26), officially opened an operating theatre at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, which was extensively renovated at a cost of $45 million.

With the completion of the works, the hospital now has four equipped and functioning theatres, enhancing its capacity to deliver quality healthcare services to the public.

The operating theatre is one of two facilities at the hospital that have undergone infrastructure upgrades totaling approximately $100 million.

A major overhaul of the hospital’s walkway system was recently completed at a cost of $49 million. The previously dilapidated structures have been replaced with modern, covered pathways that facilitate easier movement of patients and staff between buildings.

Dr. Tufton highlighted the remarkable transformation of the hospital over the past five years.

“Five years ago, Falmouth hospital had less than 100 beds…today, Falmouth hospital has over 170 beds with 40 of those beds dedicated to Cornwall Regional Hospital,” he pointed out.

“So, for all intents and purposes, we have [almost] doubled the bed capacity of the institution. That is a positive and we must celebrate because the parish deserves it,” he said.

Minister Tufton noted that there are still areas requiring attention, such as the maintenance of green spaces, repair of damaged windows in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department and upgrading of the hospital’s entrance to make it more welcoming and inviting.

After a tour of the hospital, the Minister met with the vector control team to get an update on mosquito fogging and search and destroy operations in the parish.

This was followed by a vector control exercise in Falmouth Gardens.