HOSPITALS

VISITING POLICY

ONE VISITOR PER PATIENT

Only one visitor at a time is allowed per patient during the designated visiting period.

VISITOR REGISTRATION

All visitors must register at the customer service desk (located in the Outpatient Building). Visitors will be issued an appropriate visitor's pass upon registration.

PASS VALIDITY

During visiting hours, please ensure that the issued visitors pass is visible at all times. The visitor's pass is valid for the ward to which the patient is admitted. The visitor's pass must be returned to the security personnel or Customer Service Department upon exiting the visited area or facility.

VISITS BEYOND DESIGNATED HOURS

Visits beyond designated hours require authorization from the Ward Manager.

PROTECTING PATIENT & STAFF PRIVACY

No video recording of patients or staff, blogging, or live streaming is allowed in hospital wards, treatment areas, or wherever patients receive care or treatment. In case of a violation, security and/or the ward manager are authorized to take the necessary actions to ensure adherence to hospital policies and regulations.

HOSPITAL'S OVERVIEW:

The first St. Ann's Bay Hospital was built on the site of the Collectorate of Tax Office on Harbour Street. In 1919, a team from England which included the late Mrs. I. Anderson-Cocks - a young Registered Nurse came to report and make recommendation on the conditions of that institution. Based on that report this hospital was built ten (10) years later in 1929 on twenty (20) acres of lands given by the late H.S. Hopkins.

The St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital (SABRH) is the Regional Hospital serving the parishes of Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann. It boasts modern buildings with state of the art equipment, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Operating Theatres.

Presently the SABRH is a three hundred and eight (308) bed accredited training facility for interns and the Regional Hospital for the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), one of the four regional authorities in the island.

It is a Type B Hospital and is the referral hospital for the three (3) general hospitals and seventy (70) health centres located in Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann. In turn, cases that cannot be managed in this hospital are referred to a Type A or a Specialist hospital such as Cornwall Regional, Kingston Public Hospital, The University of the West Indies and Bustamante Hospital for Children.

St. Ann's Bay Hospital provides health care services to a population of approximately 360,000 persons.

Hospital Services

• Medicine
• Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics
• Laboratory (includes Pathology and Microbiology)
• Physiotherapy
• Emergency Medicine
• Radiology
• Dietary
• Mental Health
• Pharmacy and
• Paediatrics

Support services include Housekeeping, Portering, Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD), General Stores, Chemical Stores and Maintenance. The Regional Printery and Regional Maintenance Unit (RMU) are located on the hospital grounds. A helipad is constructed nearby the Accident and Emergency Department to facilitate the speedy transfer of patients by helicopter to Kingston-based major hospitals.

Hospital Outpatient Clinic Services

MONDAYS

• Gynae
• Medical
• Antenatal

TUESDAYS

• Paediatric
• Orthopaedic
• Medical
• Surgical (starting at 12:30 pm)
• Psychiatric (7Am-12 noon)

WEDNESDAYS

• Catheter
• Medical
• Orthopaedic
• High Risk Antenatal

THURSDAYS

• Medical
• Gynae
• Orthopaedic
• Paediatric
• Renal (3 ^rd Thursday)

FRIDAYS

• Medical
• Post Natal
• Surgical
• Nutrition/Paediatric HIV (2^nd Fridays)