Candice Murray of Pembroke delivered her bouncing baby boy at the Signal Hill institution at 2:13pm. The child is Ms Murray’s first, and weighed at 4.416 kilograms at birth. Officials of the Tobago Regional Health Authority visited the new mother with a party that included Administrator Diane Baker-Henry; Mr. Winfield Quamina, TRHA board member; Acting CEO of the TRHA, Michelle Edwards Benjamin; Dr. Rufaro Celestine, Medical Chief of Staff; Head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Dr. Victor Wheeler and acting Secondary Care Nurse Manager, Sarah Celestine-Balfour. They not only visited the new mother but also gave out hampers to the mothers on the ward.
Definitely a mother’s day to remember.
]]>Recently, the Tobago Council of Churches delivered on a promise to donate toys to the Paediatric Ward here in Tobago. The nurses and the numerous children presently warded at the Paediatric Ward gathered to accept the donation.
]]>At approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday 6 year old Eric Gittens of Maraval and his mother were around the poolside of the Turtle Beach Resort. According to police, while sitting at the table, Eric leaned against the concrete table.
]]>Police continue to investigate the death of 38 year old, TRHA janitorial staff- Islmar John. In an autopsy done by forensic pathologist, Dr. Eastlyn McDonald Burris on Sunday, it revealed that John died from pulmonary edema and congestion, as her lungs were swollen due to suspected ingestion of a toxic substance.
]]>It is referred to as a “major leap in healthcare on the island”… The commissioning of a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Scarborough General Hospital expected to come on stream soon.
]]>Channel 5 News has learned that patients visiting the Scarborough General hospital are being told that the Xray Machine is out of service. These patients are then referred to other institutions to have their X-rays done.
]]>Four Person were taken to hospital after they were involved in a vehicular accident on the Claude Noel Highway. When a Channel5 News Crew arrived on the scene a grey Toyota pick up van, registration number TCB 7016 driven by Ron McKenzie of Mt. St. George was on its hood.
]]>An 86-year-old patient of Scarborough General Hospital was brought before the Scarborough High Court following a ha-be-as corpus order.
]]>At Thursday Radiation Emergency Response Sensitization Seminar, Radiation Specialist Jeff Lafonte explained that radioactivity and the effects of people coming into contact with it without knowing how to handle it.
]]>Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has addressed the controversy which still seems to surround the Scarborough General Hospital.
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