Business View Caribbean | September 2022

7 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 Written By: Garfield L. Angus T he Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine has received 10 refurbished hemodialysis machines, valued over $28 million, from Florida-based entity – Renal Dynamics. Hemodialysis machines filter wastes, salts, and fluid from the blood when the kidneys are no longer healthy enough to adequately perform this function. Hemodialysis is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help persons carry on active lives. SPANISH TOWN HOSPITAL GETS 10 REFURBISHED HEMODIALYSIS MACHINES Speaking at the handing over ceremony at the hospital on Monday September 12, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Wentworth Charles, said he was delighted with the machines, as they mean improved healthcare for patients with kidney disease. “The standard of care will be improved tremendously, and our patients will be better off. Our nursing staff, the doctors, and the ancillary workers will be in a better working environment, and they will be much more OPENING L INES