Tag Archives: Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now the first healthcare institution in the southern Caribbean to have acquired advanced technology to conduct laser treatment of enlarged prostate, Chief Executive Officer Robbie Rambarran announced Sunday. He said that type of procedure was being performed with a 100-watt Magneto high-powered laser that was acquired by the publicly-owned hospital. “This is the ...

The state-owned Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday said security was being beefed up to counter violent attacks on wounded patients while they are receiving treatment at the Accident and Emergency Department, an apparent growing trend across the Caribbean. GPHC Chief Executive Officer, Robbie Rambarran said security guards would be equipped with more handheld scanners to prevent persons from ...

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday announced the successful completion of the first paediatric liver resection in Guyana.  The hospital said that groundbreaking surgery was performed on an 18-month-old female patient from Linden, diagnosed with a rare and aggressive paediatric liver cancer known as hepatoblastoma. The patient’s journey began with a diagnosis of the large, aggressive tumour, which ...

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), in collaboration with Gift of Life International (GOLI) an international non-profit organization that provides lifesaving cardiac treatment to children in need from developing countries, on Thursday announced the start of the first of three Paediatric Cardiac Missions scheduled for 2024. This groundbreaking initiative kicked off on Sunday, April 6, with a comprehensive screening clinic ...

Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are now receiving COVID-19 laboratory results in a timely manner, rather than having to wait 48 hours, according to the hospital’s Director of Medical and Professional Services, Dr Fawcett Jeffrey. “We have a medium now that is assisting us in getting the results in a more timely manner,” he told News-Talk Radio ...

A fire erupted at the psychiatric ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Wednesday morning but all of the 48 patients were evacuated without injuries, a senior fire officer at the scene said. Fire Officer for operations Gregory Wickham said a probe has begun to determine the cause of the fire. The blaze began in a ward on the ...