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| Apr 3, 2023

Children 12 and under to access care at University Hospital

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Effective immediately, children 12 years and younger can access free medical care at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

This comes as the Bustamante Hospital for Children, located in the South East Health Region, sees an increase in admissions, mainly due to respiratory illnesses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Illnesses (SARI).

Late last year, Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness said that there was a significant increase in the number of SARI cases that resulted in the overcrowding of the Bustamante Hospital.

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is therefore advising that children with any illness now be taken to The University Hospital of the West Indies where they will be treated by the medical team there.

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