Hospital Project take form in Negril - GREAT NEWS!

[Rob]

Great news for everybody involved. Someone should start a Medical School there too (does Jamaica have a Med School?). As far as the hospital goes there should be some obligation by the owners of the big resort hotels to help finance it. Additionally Mr. Wellington and his group should solicit International assistance for the ambitious project which could be a "Jewel" of the Caribbean. Although I am not a big believer in taxation certainly a $1USD per day tax visitor tax for the purpose of fundraising I feel would not be objectionable. Any doctors, nurses, medical professionals who have enjoyed their stay in Negril or Jamaica should contact Mr. Wellington and offer suggestions on how best to develop the plan further. This would be a huge boost to the island in general and Negril in particular.

John,

Mr. Wellington and the Directors of the NIH project have already taken into account things like medical school training, ongoing financing and partnering and international investors.

Here are a few quotes from their website:

"This multi-specialty tertiary hospital will present the state-of-the-art medical equipment and information technology systems having international accreditation. The NIH environment will have a profound impact on the natural environment, economy, health, and productivity. We are planning a medical campus to accommodate a minimum of 1,000 or more medical students. "

WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT?
to be a financially viable business that is sustainable;
to provide access to affordable and quality healthcare in a private facility;
to provide quality medical wellness services to the world and to the Jamaican populace,
to build a reputation as a Center of Excellence, and be a market leader in specialized medical services;
to strengthen teaching opportunities through collaboration with the Jamaican universities, medical schools, foreign universities and medical teaching institutions;
to meet local specialists by offering state-of-the-art facilities with highly qualified hospital staff and an efficient and effective management team;
to use the latest standards in specialized diagnostic and therapeutic services supported by information technology and telemedicine.

WHAT SERVICES WILL NIH PROVIDE?
NIH will provide the following service portfolio over the course of its phase development:


Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Pediatrics
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Orthopedics
ENT
Ophthalmology including laser treatment
Dental Services on an outpatient basis
Imaging Services (General X-ray, Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy, CT)
Anesthesiology
Intensive and Coronary Care
Nursery and Special Care Nursery
Emergency/Accident Services
Family Practice; and Dermatology. Specialist Focus and Super-Specialties:
Cardiology /Cardiothoracic Surgery. Services will include invasive catheterization, pacemaker implant; open heart surgery, coronary intensive care as well as non-invasive functional diagnosis such as Echocardiography, Stress Test, Holter, Pacemaker follow-up, ECG. Cardiology Services also include cardiac rehabilitation.
Neurology – Neurosurgery. This service will focus on one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. NIH will become the market leader in neurology services providing full-fledged-diagnostic facilities such as EEG, EMG, evoked potential studies. Treatment will include the full range of physiotherapy and occupational therapy services.
Gynecology — Fertilization. As the fertilization program becomes a known service, the hospital will provide IVF services.
Urology/Nephrology. Urology/Nephrology services will cover all significant diagnostic services as well as Lithotripsy.
The services will be complemented by a dialysis unit which will benefit both inpatients and outpatients.


Nuclear Medicine. To enhance the cardiology and neurology centre.
NIH will provide Nuclear Medicine Services with a high tech Gamma Camera.
Intensive Care Specialists. To clinically support services within the ICU/CCU unit.
Hematology/Oncology. Services will provide outpatient chemo-therapy focused cancer treatment.
Gastroenterology. Will includes all modalities of diagnostic and therapeutic evaluations and treatment. Fully equipped endoscopy lab.
Pulmonology. To provide diagnostic and therapeutic care for the high incidence of respiratory ailments in Jamaica.
Endocrinology. Supports all other specialties

http://www.negrilinternationalwellnessfoundation.org/

https://www.facebook.com/negril.hospital?fref=ts

You can donate to the project at the following link:

http://www.negrilinternationalwellne...org/donations/

[johng]

Rob,

Thanks for the update. Everything that I have read points to an unbelievable concept that will benefit many. Hopefully it will become reality.