[UPDATED] No maternal deaths this year

NORTH Central Regional Health Authority CEO Davlin Thomas has reported that for the last fiscal year there were no maternal deaths at the Mt Hope Women's Hospital.

He was speaking at the NCRHA public board meeting held on Thursday at the Eric Williams Auditorium, La Joya Complex, St Joseph.

He described no deaths at the Mt Hope Women's Hospital for fiscal 2018 as a landmark achievement.

In April 2015 first-time mother Keisha Ayers died at Mt Hope and in November 2015 Candace Santo and her baby at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope.

In June this year, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh told Parliament 21 mothers are alive today and more than 94 babies are alive each year because of Government's efforts to reduce the maternal mortality rate and the infant mortality rate respectively. In August at a media conference at the ministry he reported this country has achieved its Sustainable Development Goals as per the UN, for both maternal mortality rates and neo-natal mortality rates 12 years ahead of schedule.

At the meeting NCRHA chairman Steve De Las in his address said this year tested the authority's resilience and its disaster response infrastructure as the Incident Response Team took on several major disasters over the past year "as a well-trained and co-ordinated team that can easily provide a model for other agencies to follow.

"These disasters included the fatal accident involving a PTSC bus and a water truck in Chaguanas last February where 48 persons were injured, as well as our response to the increasing incidence of flooding and tropical storms as the Caribbean islands deal with the changing weather patterns from global warming. These stories of human triumph describes who we are, and the new corporate culture that is emerging within the NCRHA that places our staff and our patients at the centre of our operations."

He praised the staff for repeatedly going beyond the call of duty during natural disasters and incidents "by embracing our vision for quality service, and by delivering care and advice to the public, in the wards and in our clinics."

This story was originally published with the title "No maternal deaths at Mt Hope Women's Hospital this past year" and has been adjusted to include additional details. See original post below.

NORTH Central Regional Health Authority CEO Davlin Thomas has reported that for the last fiscal year there were no maternal deaths at the Mt Hope Women's Hospital.

He was speaking at the NCRHA public board meeting held on Thursday at the Eric Williams Auditorium, La Joya Complex, St Joseph.

He described no deaths at the Mt Hope Women's Hospital for fiscal 2018 as a landmark achievement.

In April 2015 first-time mother Keisha Ayers died at Mt Hope and in November 2015 Can­dace San­to and her ba­by at the Er­ic Williams Med­ical Sci­ences Com­plex, Mt Hope.

In June this year Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh told Parliament 21 mothers are alive today and more than 94 babies are alive each year because of Government's efforts to reduce the maternal mortality rate and the infant mortality rate respectively. In August at a media conference at the ministry he reported this country has achieved its Sustainable Development Goals as per the UN, for both maternal mortality rates and neo-natal mortality rates 12 years ahead of schedule.