Business View Caribbean | December 2019

61 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN DECEMBER 2019 ANDREWS MEMOR I AL HOSP I TAL LTD . at an additional five intensive care beds. “We have an accident and outpatient department and we take in walk-in customers and people who schedule surgeries here. A number of our physicians are not exclusive with Andrews, so they refer their patients to us. We schedule surgery for patients who come in, stay the night, and are out the following day. Or for outpatient procedures, we have those done within the day. We also have a very good maternity ward and that’s one of the most sought-after services here. It attracts a wide cross-section of the Jamaican population. A lot of our politicians, and ‘Who’s Who’ in Jamaica elect patient care. We’re not perfect but we’re trying. And having been around for 75 years, we’ve built a solid reputation in the marketplace for that quality of care.” BVC: How many beds do you have and what services do you offer? Wade: “Currently, we are a 64-bed hospital. One of our challenges is that where we are physically situated, we are somewhat landlocked, so our future plans and projections are to construct going up and as time progresses in 2020, we’ll be announcing more about that. When our ICU comes about early in the New Year, we’re looking