The new twelve (12) million dollar Marsh Habour Healthcare Centre was officially opened on Wednesday April 19th, 2017. The state-of-the-art facility spans 33,000 square feet, and provides for primary care services, triage and ambulatory care, maternal and child health services and dental care.

The new healthcare facility is also equipped to stabilize patients who require transfer to a tertiary institution like the Princess Margaret Hospital or Rand Memorial Hospital.

Providing the keynote address at the Commissioning Ceremony, Prime Minister the Rt. Honourable Perry Christie referenced the Government’s recent program of renovations targeting community clinics in New Providence and the Family Islands.

These projects he said, are a prerequisite to the roll-out of National Health Insurance.

“My Government has spearheaded an intensive effort to reimagine and reform our national health platform in an effort to realize the essential values of a modern public health system: access, quality, equity, affordability and sustainability,” said Christie.

The Prime Minister forecasted the completion of the Healthcare Centre in Exuma “in the shortest time possible.”

He went on to announce that the Ministry of Finance has dedicated funding for a mini-hospital to be constructed in Palmetto Point, Eleuthera. 

The project to construct the Marsh Harbour Healthcare Centre began in 2012, and was funded by the National Insurance Board. The Public Hospitals Authority assumed responsibility for finishing the facility early this year with work beginning on February 13th, 2017.

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