Business View Caribbean | December 2019

60 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN DECEMBER 2019 BVC: Why would a person choose a private healthcare institution over a national hospital? Wade: “A lot of the people who have great challenges in paying for medical services flock to our national hospitals and as a result they are on the overcrowded side. Because of that, waiting times and even scheduling for needed surgeries take a longer time. So, a private institution is a viable option. We are not the only private hospital in Jamaica; there are at least four others. What makes Andrews Memorial unique is that we are run by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church organization and our approach to health is a holistic one. Our patient-centered care is focused on exercise and proper diet – all the nutrition we offer our patients is strictly vegetarian, we don’t serve meat. We also support counselling and prayer as a part of patient care. “The environment here is quite pleasant. We get compliments all the time that ‘Andrews doesn’t smell or look like a hospital’ and we take pride in that. We’re very focused on customer service and