Nationwide News understands that the emergency unit at the Savanna-La-mar hospital in Westmoreland, is operating with only two doctors.
Its reported that the situation has become so dire that patients who’ve been waiting from last night for attention, have left the hospital to seek private care.
A woman who spoke to our news center, shared her experience.
The woman says she was later informed that the hospital only had two doctors working in the emergency unit.
A Savanna-la-mar resident, speaking with our news center a short while ago.
An official at the Health Ministry says the report is indeed true.
The official, who declined to be named, says he was informed that doctors rostered to work on the afternoon shift at the hospital, did not turn up for duties.
