Kingston Public Hospital

Last updated
Kingston Public Hospital
South East Regional Health Authority
Kingston Public Hospital
Geography
LocationNorth Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Coordinates 17°58′37″N76°47′42″W / 17.97694°N 76.79500°W / 17.97694; -76.79500
Organisation
Funding Public hospital
Type District general
Services
StandardsType "A"
Emergency department Yes, Accident & Emergency (A&E)
Beds475
History
OpenedDecember 14, 1776
Links
Website serha.gov.jm/hospitals/kph
Other links List of hospitals in Jamaica

Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is a public general hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. It is the oldest public hospital in Jamaica and is the main hospital in south eastern Jamaica. The hospital is operated by the South East Regional Health Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Jamaica.

Contents

History

Kingston Public Hospital was first opened on 14 December 1776. [1] However, the institution was officially ratified on 21 December, 1776, when the Jamaica Assembly passed an Act (17 Geo. III c. 26) establishing the hospital. [2] [3] The hospital was originally located at the intersection of East and North Streets in Kingston, where a small hospital designated for slaves was converted into a male hospital and an old slave compound was converted into a female ward. Initially, KPH only treated patients from Jamaica’s white population, while the black slave population were treated on sugar plantations in what was then referred to as "hot houses" until emancipation in 1838, after which they began to be accepted by the hospital. Originally, KPH was designed as an almshouse as well as a hospital, and later became a mental asylum. However, the asylum was relocated to Rae Town, St Andrew in 1850, where it eventually became the Bellevue Hospital. [4] In 1859, KPH began offering 24-hour service seven days per week. In 1936, the then Senior Medical Officer, Dr Arthur Westmorland, separated surgical from medical cases for the first time. Four new operating theatres were built in 1962, in addition to the two previously built in 1928. In 1963, the KPH paediatric ward was transferred to the premises of the former British Military Hospital to establish the Bustamante Hospital for Children. [5] Since then, KPH has evolved into the largest multidisciplinary hospital in the Government Health Service as well as the largest trauma centre in the public hospital system. [6]

Services

Kingston Public Hospital is a 475-bed hospital located on North Street in Kingston. It is the largest hospital of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean. [7] The institution offers a variety of services including: diagnostic imaging; laboratory services; physiotherapy; physical rehabilitative services; dietary services; radiotherapy; general surgery; ear nose and throat surgery; ophthalmology; anaesthesia; intensive care pain management; gastroenterology; haematology; dialysis; endocrinology; rheumatology; psychiatry; and cardiology. The hospital also has an internal care medicine department with many subspecialties. The facility’s accident and emergency unit sees 200 to 300 persons per day, treating up to 90,000 patients annually, while its out-patient unit handles approximately 2000 cases daily. Additionally, the hospital performs approximately 90,000 surgical procedures annually. [8] The services offered by the hospital include: [6]

Notable people

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne</span> Hospital in Victoria, Australia

St Vincent's Hospital is a major hospital in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aalborg University Hospital</span> Hospital in North Denmark Region, Denmark

Aalborg University Hospital is the largest hospital in the North Denmark Region, Denmark.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netcare</span> South African health care company

Netcare Limited is a South African private healthcare company. It operates through a number of subsidiaries and employs just over 21 000 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College)</span> Hospital in Karnataka, India

Victoria Hospital is a government run hospital affiliated with Bangalore Medical College now renamed Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. It is the largest hospital in bangalore, India. Started by Shri Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the then Maharaja of Mysore in 1901, the hospital soon rose to be among the prominent hospitals in South India. Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu, a famous doctor and bacteriologist from Kerala was instrumental in setting up the hospital.

The Liaquat National Hospital is located at Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint John Regional Hospital</span> Hospital in New Brunswick, Canada

Saint John Regional Hospital is a Canadian hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uppsala University Hospital</span> Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden

Uppsala University Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden, is a teaching hospital for the Uppsala University Faculty of Medicine and the Nursing School. Uppsala University Hospital is owned and operated by the Uppsala County Council in cooperation with the university and serves, together with Enköping hospital in Enköping, as the primary hospitals for Uppsala County. It also fills the function of a tertiary referral hospital for the Uppsala/Örebro health care region and, for certain specialities, a tertiary referral hospital for the entire country of Sweden.

The Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH) is a major tertiary hospital located in Adelaide, South Australia that provides medical, surgical, diagnostic, emergency and support services to a population of more than 300,000 people living primarily in Adelaide's north and north eastern suburbs. It is affiliated with the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia. It is named after Sir Alexander Lyell McEwin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jinnah Hospital, Lahore</span> Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan

Jinnah Hospital, is a teaching hospital in the Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is owned by the Government of Punjab.

Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital was founded in Nagercoil in the southernmost district of India. It was established by the late Dr. N. D. Jeyasekharan in 1965. It is ISO 9001-2015 and ISO 14001:2015 Bureau Veritas certified & NABH Accredited. Presently, the Dr. Jeyasekharan Medical Trust includes Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital and Nursing Home, the JMT Pharmacy, the School of Nursing & Paramedical Education,Dr. Jeyasekharan College of Nursing, Postgraduate medical education accredited to National Board of Examinations, JMT college of Allied Health Sciences and the Jeyasekharan Educational and Research Charitable Trust.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shalamar Hospital</span> Hospital in Punjab, Pakistan

Shalamar Hospital, established in 1982 and named after the historical Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, is a non-profit hospital located on Shalimar Link Road, Lahore in Shalimar Town. It was founded in 1982 by a Pakistani businessman Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar and his family.

Frankston Hospital is a 454-bed public hospital located in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston in Victoria, Australia. It opened as the Frankston Community Hospital on 30 November 1941.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute</span> Hospital in Kerala, India

Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute is a private, non-profit Christian minority medical college, hospital and research institute located at Thrissur in Kerala, India. The establishment is administered by the Jubilee Mission Hospital Trust, a charitable organisation under the Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences</span> Medical institute in India

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, often abbreviated as SKIMS, is the largest medical institute under State Legislature Act in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The ÇOMÜ Hospital is the biggest research and teaching hospital in the Western Marmara region of Turkey which serves the area of north Aegean and South-West Marmara regions. The current president and chief executive officer is Dr. Murat Coşar. The hospital is a 160-bed facility that provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital</span> Hospital in Southern District, Hong Kong

Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong is a private multi-specialty district general hospital in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. The 500-bed hospital is a joint venture between Singapore-based Parkway Pantai and Hong Kong-listed NWS Holdings, with The University of Hong Kong being the hospital’s exclusive clinical partner. The hospital opened on 21 March 2017. Gleneagles is also a full-scale teaching hospital, offering clinical training to medical students of HKU Medical Faculty.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mandalay General Hospital</span> Hospital in Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Mandalay General Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Mandalay, Myanmar, with a bed capacity of 1,500. It serves as the primary teaching institution for University of Medicine, Mandalay, alongside Mandalay Workers' Hospital. It is located on 30th Street, between 74th and 77th Streets in Chanayethazan Township. The hospital treats over 1,200 patients per day. The hospital is currently led by Dr Su Su Dwe.

The Gold Coast Private Hospital is a private hospital facility in Southport, Gold Coast that replaced Allamanda Private Hospital from 12 March 2016. The $230 million facility opened with 284 beds and 13 operating theatres with capacity to expand to 400 beds and 21 theatres, in line with demand.

Cornwall Regional Hospital is a public hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica, located in the Mount Salem district. It is the main hospital in western Jamaica. The hospital is operated by the Western Regional Health Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Jamaica.

References

  1. ↑ "KPH Celebrates 240 Years This Year – Jamaica Information Service". jis.gov.jm. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ↑ The Laws of Jamaica: 1760-1792. p. 217. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Ministry of Health, Annual Report 2017" (PDF). May 5, 2017. Retrieved Aug 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Heather Augustyn (October 25, 2013), Bellevue Mental Hospital, archived from the original on 2019-06-06, retrieved 2020-10-27
  5. ↑ Daviot Kelly (November 7, 2013). "Bustamante Hospital marks 50 years". Jamaica Gleaner . Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  6. 1 2 "Kingston Public Hospital". South East Regional Authority. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  7. ↑ H.G. Helps (December 10, 2017). "Officials hail no death-by-gunshot victims treated at the hospital in October". Jamaica Observer . Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  8. ↑ Rochelle Williams (February 29, 2016). "KPH Celebrates 240 Years This Year". Jamaica Information Service . Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  9. ↑ Administrator (2023-10-01). "Dr. Rosita Beatrice Missick Butterfield, S.C.M., M.B.E." Parliament of the Turks and Caicos Islands - House of Assembly. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.