President Dr. Irfaan Ali says Guyana’s six new regional hospitals have delivered more than 145,000 outpatient visits and approximately 3,700 surgeries since they were commissioned, describing the investments as a major boost to healthcare delivery across the country.
Speaking during a press conference on Tuesday, Ali said the hospitals at De Kinderen, Diamond, Lima, Enmore, No. 75 Village and Bath have brought “tremendous benefit” to residents in the regions.
According to the President, the six facilities have also managed more than 18,500 inpatient admissions, completed more than one million laboratory tests, performed approximately 82,200 X-rays, 37,700 ultrasounds and 13,680 CT scans.
Ali said the hospitals have also recorded more than 101,000 specialist clinic attendances across services such as surgery, gynaecology, dentistry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat care. He said approximately 2,400 babies have been delivered at the facilities, while nearly 280,000 prescriptions have been filled.
The President said Diamond Regional Hospital recorded the highest inpatient and surgical workload, with 4,705 admissions, 967 surgeries and 4,797 CT scans.
Enmore Regional Hospital recorded the highest outpatient activity, with 36,670 visits, and the highest X-ray workload, with 21,131 X-rays. Meanwhile, the No. 75 Regional Hospital completed more than 351,000 lab tests, and Lima Regional Hospital conducted more than 289,000 lab tests.
Ali also said De Kinderen Regional Hospital recorded 8,760 ultrasounds and 61,700 lab tests, while Bath Regional Hospital delivered 25,601 outpatient consultations, 58,755 lab tests and 11,024 X-rays.
The President further stated that average waiting time across the six hospitals is approximately 10 minutes for emergency care and 30 minutes for outpatient services, which he said outperforms most public hospitals globally.
“These investments have revolutionised healthcare in our country,” Ali said, noting that the figures demonstrate the level of care and service now being delivered to people in the regions.
While acknowledging that challenges remain in the health sector, Ali said they are not at the scale some critics have suggested.
“That is not to say there are no challenges. In every system, there are challenges. But these challenges are not at a scale that some would want to reflect it as,” he said.
He commended doctors, nurses, laboratory teams and other healthcare workers at the facilities, saying their performance has been “exceptional” as they continue working to deliver better healthcare.
Ali also provided updates on several major hospital projects. He said Moruca Hospital is 46.5 percent completed, Kato Hospital is 51.9 percent completed, Lethem Hospital is 49.8 percent completed and West Demerara Hospital is 21 percent completed.
The President said formal construction has not yet started on the Bartica Regional Hospital, which has a contract value of $254 million, but its preliminary design is 95 percent completed.
He also confirmed that International Chamber of Commerce arbitration began on July 28, 2026, in relation to the Maternal and Paediatric Hospital and the New Amsterdam Hospital Complex, after both contracts were terminated on July 23, 2026.
