The National Referral Hospital management has advised the public that the main operating theatre (OT) will undergo an upgrade for a tentative duration of 10 months.
The alternative arrangements for the operating theatre (OT) is the former birthing unit (Green Ward) situated between the fracture clinic and the CT scan building.
This alternative site “Went Live’ on Monday, 17th of February, 2025. This operating theatre will be used as a temporary Operating Room until the current construction work to upgrade the operating theatre is completed.
The Green Ward has two operating rooms for major cases and one minor operating room.
There will be changes to the operating theatre (OT) schedules to ensure that the target elective cases for the year is reached.
This means that operating times will resume at 8am and end at 9pm each day.
Each speciality using the Operating Theatre have been allocated schedules each week to ensure that their services continue.
Emergency cases will continue at the current temporary operating theatre (OT).
Alternate sites for providing the sub-speciality surgical services will be announced soon.
The hospital management would like to reassure the public that the hospital will thrive to ensure that the operating theatre services meet the demands of the population needing specialist services.
– MHMS
