GPHC execute groundbreaking surgeries

Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday disclosed that a team of skilled doctors at the
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) performed several groundbreaking surgeries
last week.
Dr. Anthony said the undertaking of the surgeries is evidence of the transformational
development taking place in the public health sector. “It means that our doctors are highly
trained, skilled professionals, and given the right environment, the opportunity to be able to do
more of these types of surgeries and read with the investments that we’re making in the public
health sector in terms of instruments, theaters, equipment, and other facilities. We will be able to
do more of these surgeries, not just in Georgetown, but in some of the regional hospitals, as well.
That’s our goal over the next couple of years,” he said.
The health minister pointed out that the surgeries performed were a Gallbladder Cancer
Cholecystectomy, Hepatectomy; a Pheochromocytoma, Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, the first
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy done in Guyana; and a Ruptured AAA, Emergency Graft Repair.
Minister Anthony expressed on behalf of the ministry gratitude to the team of doctors and
anesthesiologists.   “I want to, on behalf of the ministry, extend our congratulations to all the
surgeons, the anesthesiologists, the support staff who would have assisted in these very
complicated operations and we look forward to them doing these types of operations more on a
routine basis, as we see these types of patients but it just demonstrates that our doctors here, they
have the capacity to do very complete, complicated surgeries and be successful. So, I want to
thank them and congratulate them,” Dr. Anthony explained.
The health minister said that aside from investing in the country’s response to COVID-19, the
government continues to heavily advance the health sector. This, he added is geared towards
fulfilling its manifesto promise of ensuring there is access to quality healthcare services across
the country.