Business View Caribbean | December 2019

58 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN DECEMBER 2019 AT A GLANCE ANDREWS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LTD. WHAT: A full-service private hospital WHERE: Kingston, Jamaica WEBSITE: www.andrewsmemorialhospital.com C elebrating 75 years of service to Jamaica, Andrews Memorial Hospital (AMH) is a blessing to one and all on the island. Owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and conveniently situated in the City of Kingston, Andrews Memorial Hospital strives to be the leader in healthcare excellence by working with its employees and physicians to build an institution focused on the well-being of people; one that is patient oriented and offers world-class healthcare services. AMH is dedicated to healing the whole person by focusing on a patient’s physical health as well as their mental and spiritual wellbeing. The vision of establishing a hospital in Jamaica became a reality in 1944, when the Seventh-day Adventist Church bought Sulgrave Manor, a property that included a large dwelling. Thanks to a donation of $12,500 from what was then Loma Linda Medical College in the U.S., the property was purchased and renovations began for Andrews Memorial Hospital (named after J.N. Andrews, the first SDA missionary). The bed capacity at the time was 45. Today, Andrews Memorial Hospital operates a 64-bed facility – complete with a four-room operating suite, intensive care unit, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LTD. DEDICATED TO HEALING THE WHOLE PERSON S