NCRHA CEO Davlin Thomas: ‘[…] The numbers speak for themselves. The reduction in mortality rate by sixty percent (60%) is exceptional. This experienced and highly qualified multidisciplinary team has also achieved a 25% increase in discharges, with a near full to capacity bed occupancy…’ TTRNA president Idi Stuart: ‘[…] The …
Read More »Unappreciated nurses, missing test kits, tent life, and ICU trauma: Covid-19 vs MoH
“[…] When you see tents set up [outside hospitals] is when your health system is overwhelmed, but we were using tents from day one! These billion dollar facilities we have and they are not designed to treat infectious diseases. “[…] And the tents are another story. They are sweltering hot …
Read More »Deyalsingh agrees on four measures to address Covid-19 infections at POSGH, no timeframe given
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh today discussed four main areas in a meeting aimed at reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission at the Port of Spain General Hospital, in the wake of at least five infections at the facility over the past two weeks. Among the measures on the table …
Read More »MoH confirms 12th death this month, NCRHA CEO clears air after call for his resignation
The Ministry of Health recorded another death today, with the patient described as ‘an elderly male with co-morbidities’. Trinidad and Tobago has recorded 34 Covid-19 related deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic, with 21 fatalities in the last two weeks and 12 this month so far. There were four …
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