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Healtheon/WebMD's strategic partners, technology, content and services will enable a more efficient and people-oriented healthcare system, reduce costs, empower consumers, and improve care across the entire healthcare system. We are making a difference in the world of healthcare - making healthcare healthier. Healthon/WebMD
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC seeks to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Center for Disease Control
Eye Resources on the Internet is a comprehensive list of web sites dealing with the eyes and diseases of the eye. This is a very long list and some links might be broken or do not exist. Merely click on the letter group that includes the first letter of the problem about which you are seeking information. For example, if you want information on cataracts, press C-D; if you want information on glaucoma, press F-I. Eye Resources
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Herbal Information Greenpapers offers many articles on various herbs. Herbal Info. Greenpapers
The Herbal Medicine Chest is compiled by Dr. Andrew Weil, a leader in the integration of Western medicine and the exploding field of alternative medicine. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he teaches at the University of Arizona in Tucson, specializing in alternative medicine, mind/body interactions and medical botany. Discussion of various herbs and a question and answer facility is available. Herbal Medicine Chest
The Reading Room offers a variety of articles and links to herbal medicine and other herbal sites. The site also provides information on alternative medicine. The Reading Room
 
 

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Exploring the Internet provides information about the Internet in a WWW-style (kinda friendlier way) to make the myriad resources easier to understand, appreciate, and access.

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St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (63K)

A T M E R C Y W E C A R E

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is a non-profit organization providing a 24-hour health care service, seven days a week to the people of Guyana. 
We provide:
Out-Patient Services
In-Patient Services
Outreach Programmes
Emergency After Hours Services
Other Services

Out-Patient Services

Our Out-Patient services can be accessed between the hours of 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday and 8:00 - 12:00 on Saturday. Consultation services are provided, at a reasonable cost at our Out-Patient Clinic, to children, adults and elderly. Patients and prospective patients needing medical attention can come without prior appointment and ask to see one of our resident doctors . If you wish to see a doctor associated but not attached to the hospital, you can make appointments and payment arrangements through that doctor's receptionist.
Tests and treatments prescribed by your doctor can be obtained from our Pharmacy, Laboratory, X-Ray departments. Costs for these services are available from each service area when doctors' treatment request forms are presented. Go to top


 

Emergency After Hours Services

Emergency and after hours services are provided after 4:00pm Monday - Friday, after 12:00pm on Saturday and all day Sunday and holidays. Our doctor on call will see you and prescribe tests and treatment as is needed. Our Pharmacy, Laboratory and X-Ray emergency after hours services are also available upon doctor's request. Go to top


 

In-Patient Services

Should your case require more than can be provided by out-patient care, your doctor will recommend admission to the hospital. Our Front Office personnel will be available to provide you with Financial information with regards to your hospitalisation.
We have a one hundred and twenty-four bed facility complete with an Intensive Care Unit and two Operating Theatres. Our hospital accommodations range from fourteen bed wards to two-bed semi-private rooms, single bed rooms and self-contained rooms with and without air conditioning. Meals are provided by our dietary department at no additional cost and are prepared in keeping with your treatment plan formulated by your doctor.
Our staff of competent doctors and nurses is capable of handling medical, surgical and obstetrical cases as well as peadiatric cases.
Our Medical Records personnel are available Monday to Saturday and can assist with registration of births and deaths. 
Our visiting hours are as follows: 
                            Monday - Saturday  11:30am - 1:00pm
                                                                   4:00pm - 5:30pm

                                     Sundays & Holidays  1:00pm - 5:00pm Go to top


 

Outreach Programmes

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital also provides outreach programmes in an effort to offer affordable quality health care to the financially less fortunate persons in Guyana. At present our main ongoing programmes are our Mobile Health Care Clinic and the Stemming the Tide Programme.

Our Mobile Health Care Clinic provides 100% free medical care to persons in four areas of Georgetown.  The Clinic goes on site two days per week, visiting each area on alternate weeks.

Our Stemming The Tide Programme provides free counselling and HIV testing  to all  persons desirous of being tested.  Continued health care is also provided free of charge to all persons, especially pregnant mothers - with a view to preventing mother to child transmission - and  children,  who are HIV positive and request to join the programme .Go to top


 

Other Services

  • MRI
  • CT scan.
  • Mammograms.
  • Ultrasound Services.
  • Massage Therapy.

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  • Cafeteria.

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  • Pastoral Care Services. Go to top

Support Services

Our support service areas are:
  • Our Materials Management Department which procures and stores medical and other supplies for the hospital.
  • Our Maintenance Department which is responsible for maintaining and repairing the hospital's equipment and the physical structure of the hospital.
  • Our Housekeeping Services.
  • Our Information Technology Department. Go to top

    • Education

  • We train our nurses at our School of Nursing.

    •   Library

  • Our library provides educational literature to our student nurses, doctors and other staff. Go to top
    • E-mail us E-mail us :
    Call us: 
    Chief Executive Officer -  592-225-3185
    Finance Dept-  592-227-2077
    Switchboard-  592-227-2073,4,5
    Fax:-  592-225-0260
     Visit us at:
    St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
    130-132 Parade St.
    Kingston, Georgetown
    Guyana, South America
    Last Updated
    10-Nov-2008
    Created by EW-Web Designs © Information Technology Dept.,St.Joseph Mercy Hospital. Go to top