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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), looks on as Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), participates in the symbolic groundbreaking exercise at the Claremont Health Centre in St. Ann on Friday (August 9) to launch the $40 million Centre of Excellence project at the institution. The project is located in South East St. Ann, for which Minister Hanna is also the Member of Parliament. Others participating in the exercise included: North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Board Chairman, Leon Gordon (2nd right); and Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), which is funding the project, Sterling Soares (right).
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), looks on as Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), participates in the symbolic groundbreaking exercise at the Claremont Health Centre in St. Ann on Friday (August 9) to launch the $40 million Centre of Excellence project at the institution. The project is located in South East St. Ann, for which Minister Hanna is also the Member of Parliament. Others participating in the exercise included: North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Board Chairman, Leon Gordon (2nd right); and Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), which is funding the project, Sterling Soares (right).

Ground Broken for $40m Claremont Centre of Excellence

By: Glenis A. Rose, August 10, 2013
Work to upgrade the Claremont Health Centre in St. Ann into one of four Centres of Excellence, earmarked for development by the Ministry of Health, is scheduled to get underway...
Acting Senior Medical Officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Dr. Courtney Palmer (third right), accepts a patient monitor from President, Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains, Vinton King (third left), at the handing over of medical equipment, valued at $3 million, to the hospital by the Club on August 7. Looking on (from left) are: Assistant Governor, Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains, Donovan Brown; Chairman of the South-East Regional Health Authority (SEHRA), Mr. Lyttleton Shirley; Matron, Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Valrie Taylor Smalling; Acting Regional Director, SEHRA, Mark Martin; and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital/ Kingston Public Hospital, Beulah Stevens.

VJH Gets Medical Equipment from Rotary Club

By: Latonya Linton, August 7, 2013
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), congratulates new Chairman of the Board of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Communications Consultant, Calvin Brown (3rd left), at a recent function held at the offices of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (left), who is also Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, and Senior Medical Officer at the Hospital, Dr. Delroy Fray (right).

New Board for Cornwall Regional Hospital

By: Garfield Angus , August 5, 2013

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