‘COVID’ pharmacy closes to allow for expansion
(CNS): The Health Services Authority’s temporary Smith Road Centre Pharmacy will be closed on 1 August to allow for expansion work that will pave the way to move the hospital’s main pharmacy there permanently. The stop-gap pharmacy was opened in April in order to help manage the dispensation of medicines to CINICO and other patients with 100% insurance cover to help with social distancing.
“The expansion of the pharmacy to the Smith Road Centre in April was a part of our COVID-19 response,” said Chief Pharmacist Colin Medford. “We wanted to expedite pharmacy services during this challenging time for our
patients, as well as provide more convenient and safer options for them. By directing CINICO and private insurance members with 100% coverage to the Smith Road Centre we were able to better manage prescription demand and ensure the practice of social distancing.”
With the closure of the location next month, further expansion work on the space at the Smith Road Centre will get underway to make room for the eventual relocation of the Main Pharmacy from the Cayman Islands Hospital to the Smith Road Centre.
Anyone who has already requested a refill should collect the medication at the centre before Saturday 1 August.
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And we are back to get bad service again at the main pharmacy!
Good move HSA. The in-house pharmacy at GTH needed this help.
On another note, I was an in-patient recently at GTH Surgical Ward and was very impressed with the level of care from doctors, nurses and ancillary staff. The health care and treatment regimen was as good as, maybe better than, I’ve experienced in a large US network hospital. Among the ancillary staff, I must mention the great inter-interactions with patients and camaraderie I noticed between the orderlies. They exuded an apparent love for their job and, as a patient, I could feel their positive vibe. Meanwhile, rooms upgrades are on-going – mine was comfy with new cabinets and TVs.
Last year, I believe, HSA received strong criticism relating to audits and perhaps other administrative issues. It is encouraging to see that whatever motivation factor existed/exists, it has shown quick, positive results. Some further suggestions for attention, records department seems to struggle with replacing replace old info with current; some ward cleaning staff could use more training in fully cleaning a room and inter-acting with patients.
On the whole, congratulations HSA and keep it up!
This says August 1st but when I handed in a new prescription plus some refills today I was told by the pharmacist to collect all of them at the George Town Hospital site tomorrow as the Smith Road site was closed………
Any new refills called in starting this week will be for pick up at the Main Pharmacy location. Any previous refills awaiting pick up will still be at Smith Road Centre.
Exactly how much is Govt paying for private premises rented all over George Town and how many of the landlords are civil servants or related to them?.
Damn, there goes my free supply off hydroxychloroquine
Will each District Clinic Pharmacy’s still remain open?
Like their post offices?
Yes, District Pharmacies will remain open and are operating at regular hours.