PM: Jamaica has money, but lacks expertise to build hospitals
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness stated that Jamaica lacks the technical expertise to efficiently deliver major healthcare projects. This shortage is attributed to the fact that no public hospital has been constructed in over forty years. The Prime Minister noted that these issues became apparent during the long rehabilitation of Cornwall Regional Hospital. He linked the problem to broader national issues regarding deteriorating public infrastructure. This has resulted in cost overruns and project delays.
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s failure to construct a public hospital in more than four decades has left the Government without the technical expertise needed to deliver major healthcare projects efficiently, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has acknowledged. In a sweeping assessment of the country’s deteriorating public infrastructure, Holness said the prolonged rehabilitation of Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) exposed a much deeper national problem than delays and cost overruns.