OMG Digital Magazine Issue 257 4th May 2017 | Page 45

OMG Digital Magazine | 257 | Thursday 4th May 2017 • PAGE 45
HEALTH
SERVICE
QUALITY IN
FOCUS
Less wait time, better service.
That’s what the Division of Health and Wellness
is seeking to bring to emergency room (E.R.)
healthcare at the Scarborough General
Hospital.
Health Secretary Agatha Carrington said
a quality improvement initiative has been
started to address E.R. service issues at the
Hospital.
“We know that will take some time,” Carrington
said. “We anticipate in about three months we
should see some results in terms of the wait
time, we know that there is work to be done in
STRUTTING IN
STYLE: A model
displays this piece
from the Micles
clothing line
during Tobago
Fashion Coda
event at the
Magdalena Grand
Beach and Golf
Resort.
terms of the interface between our clients and
our clinicians and some work will be done in
those areas so that that will be improved.”
Greater oversight of clinicians to ensure better
service delivery, the Secretary said, is a major
goal for the Division. She acknowledged that
there have been “some inefficiencies” in that
area, and said there has been a lot of focus on
improving these processes.
She said the overall aim is ensure everyone
in Tobago has access to quality healthcare
service.
JAZZ PARTY: A patron gets into the groove as singer Yolanda, right, performs
Whitney Houston’s “Dance With Somebody” during Jazz on the Waterfront last
night (April 27, 2017). on the Scarborough Esplanade. Yolanda was a big hit on the
night, and left the crowd begging her to return to the stage.