Gift Of Life Rotary District 7020 And Others To Develop Cardiac Ward At Bustamante Hospital For Children

"A cardiac ward, which will accommodate more than 200 children annually, is to be developed at the Bustamante Hospital for Children."

"A Memorandum of Understanding was signed yesterday between the Ministry of Health, Gift of Life Rotary District 7020, and other entities, for the development of the sustained cardiac programme."

"The MOU, which is valid for five years, will see the construction and equipping of a new cardiac unit and the systematic development of the human resource capacity in cardiac care in Jamaica."

"Under the MOU, the Bustamante Hospital for Children will be able to increase the number of cardiac surgeries done annually, from approximately 40 to 208. The savings to patients is set to increase from $540 million to $2.8 billion"

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