Business View Caribbean | October 2020

33 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN OCTOBER 2020 NORTH EAST REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHOR I TY (NERHA) a blood bank and will expand services to include physiotherapy. Construction started on that 13-month contract in July, as well. Also, at Annotta Bay Hospital, with the onset of COVID, we renovated an existing building and created a four-bed isolation unit for persons who may need elevated services for any contagious disease that would need isolation. It’s fully equipped with ventilators and other critical equipment. “The need to embrace technology is increasingly important. We are improving our technology in terms of Telehealth, Telemedicine, and moving our health records from paper-based to electronic. In St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Annotto Hospital, and Port Antonio Hospital, the Xray system is now fully digitized, so a physician can log in online to see results without waiting for a film to be processed. And all of our meetings are virtual on digital platforms. It’s a quick learning curve but our team here has been adapting to best serve the public – while we take care of Management Team Annotto Bay Hospital Management Team – Port Maria Health Services