Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown
:"There are hospitals by the same name in other places — see Queen Elizabeth Hospital"The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Q.E.H.) is located in Barbados' capital city Bridgetown, which is located in the parish of Saint Michael. The hospital is the main General Hospital for the southern part of the island.
The hospital can perform most surgeries, and specialised care includes the areas of: gynaecology, paediatrics, obstetrics, cardiac surgery, plastic surgery, psychotherapy, radiology, radiography and ophthalmology. The Q.E.H. boasts also having a series of operating theaters.
The Q.E.H. is a 600-bed complex lying in the Eastern section of Bridgetown, it can be found along the southeast shore of the Careenage canal. The current hospital building was constructed in 1963-1964.
In December 2004, the Barbados Ministry of Health disclosed that based on foreign-investment into the country, there is a future possibility that genetic reconstructive surgery may be performed at the Q.E.H.
In 2006 it was stated that the Government of Barbados was spending $112 million (US$56 million) annually running the hospital.
ee also
*Saint Joseph Hospital
External links
* [http://www.qeh.gov.bb/ Official website] - Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Bridgetown, Barbados)
* [http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=24288 News article about QEH]
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