Spanish Town Hospital’s A&E Department flooded

Senior medical officer at the Spanish Town Hospital Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James says the management team has taken decisive action to ensure emergency services continue.

“We have moved to ensure that A&E services continue uninterrupted,” she said in a release from the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). “This essential service has been preserved by relocation to the Physiotherapy Department and reverting Hospital operations to emergency mode until further notice.”

Errol Greene, regional director of SERHA, says the flooding of its A&E Department is as a result of severe runoff from Burke Road. According to Greene, SERHA is in contact with the National Works Agency (NWA) to undertake emergency drain cleaning exercise which has been identified as the main reason behind the flooding of the it’s A&E Department.

There has been widespread flooding across the island caused by a Tropical Wave that immediately followed the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday.

“The management of SERHA is asking for the public’s patience and cooperation while we work to alleviate the situation,” stated the regional health agency.