Alexandra Hospital Lab staff thankful for Nevis’ SDA equipment donation
The Medical Laboratory at the Alexandra Hospital received a gift from the Seven Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Charlestown, which they say would greatly enhance their diagnostic services to the Nevis public. The gift of three top of the line microscopes valued at EC$15,000 at a recent handing over ceremony at the Alexandra Hospital’s conference room.
The three microscopes, a gift from the Charlestown Seven Day Adventist Church valued at $15,000 presented to the Ministry of Health for use at the Alexandra Hospital’s Laboratory in the delivery of its diagnostic services.
Medical Lab Supervisor Mr. Clester Roberts in brief remarks in response to the equipment which was handed to him by the Acting Hospital Administrator Mr. Johnson Morton thanked the Church for its timely donation which he described as important additions to the Lab’s equipment.
“On behalf of the Lab, [I] thank you very much for the microscopes. We know the value of the microscopes and we know how important it is to our work, so be assured that we will take great, great care of it because we don’t know when again we will be getting gifts like this,” he said.
(L-R) Pastor of the Charlestown Seven Day Adventist Church – Jerry Languedoc, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health – Ms. Angelica Elliott, Acting Hospital Administrator – Mr. Johnson Morton and Medical Lab Supervisor – Mr. Clester Roberts
“On behalf of the staff at the Alexandra Hospital, we would just like to express our great gratitude and appreciation for these wonderful microscopes. We can assure you that they will be put to full use. I myself have been amazed at some of the things they are able to do in this little lab here in Nevis.
Board Member of the Charlestown Seven Day Adventist Church – Mrs. Verina Williams
“This project has been on the way by the Community Services Department of the Church. This is a Department that looks out in the community to help others out in the community and we have been doing this over time. We had this special saving that we had been saving for hospital funds.
“Initially it began when we thought that a heart machine would be a great thing to donate to the hospital and at this point in time we recognise that it was crucial for the Lab to receive some microscopes and we voted on our Church Board, that is the Charlestown Seventh Day Adventist Church, to move forward and purchase the microscopes for the Lab Department,” she said.
