Margibi County—A proposal by the Ministry of Health to reduce the capacity of the C.H. Rennie Memorial Hospital reconstruction has triggered a wave of anger among citizens in Margibi County.
By: Yawah Y. Jaivey The new hospital, which was initially planned to have a 150-bed capacity by the past CDC-led government, is now under scrutiny after Margibi Superintendent Victoria Worlobah Duncan publicly announced that the UP led-government through the Ministry of Health has planned to reduce the proposed capacity. The C.
H. Rennie Memorial Hospital, Margibi County biggest referral health facility, was gutted by fire on August 15, 2021, ravaging the building that housed the hospital’s operating theater, emergency room, inpatient pharmacy, finance office and records section, along with other administrative and other support functions for the hospital. Following the fire incident, former president George M.
Weah broke ground in August 2023 for a proposed 150-bed capacity for the reconstruction of the new hospital but the rebuilding process remained standstill until the Unity Party led-government was ushered into office. However, Margibi County Superintendent Victoria W. Duncan, making a live radio appearance last week in the county, criticized the proposed design, stating that it is excessively large for the county’s needs.
“The proposed design of the project is very large,” she said. “I have initiated discussions with the County project planner and resident engineer to red.