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HISTORY The construction of Percy Junor Hospital emerged from Mr. Percival Sigismund Junor, a Justice of the Peace, Business Man, Financier, Planter and Philanthropist, personal experience and the need to alleviate the suffering of sick people. He approached the Government of Jamaica with a proposal to |
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the building of a hospital with two conditions,
firstly it is named "Percy
Junor Hospital" and that it remained a public hospital. This proposal
was accepted and with the assistance of his sister Ms Blair, 20 acres
of land was purchased from Mr. Ernest Napier and Allan Reynolds. Suitable
land was identified on the border of Manchester and construction began
in 1943 and lasted until 1945. A reservoir overlooking the hospital was built to supply water for construction. The entire building was made of cut stones and consisted of a Maternity, Out Patient, Male, Female, Administrative blocks, Kitcher4 Laundry and Morgue. The hospital was handed over to Premier Alexander Bustamante on behalf of the people on the 28h June 1945, and opened by Sir John Huggins Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica. The services of Dr Vincent Robb (the best of the crop at that time) and Matron McIntosh were engaged. Within a year the hospital became widely known and the populace and an envy of other hospitals sought after its sevices. In 1946 an Operating Theatre, private block, Lab and X-ray departments were officially opened, Mr. Junor also made a contribution of an additionally sixty (60) beds. Within another year a Nurses residence and Doctors quarter were constructed. The massive migration of nurses and doctors to Britain paved the way for the opening the Enrolled Assistant Nurses School in 1969 and the isolation ward was converted into a training school. The first batch of twenty-five pupils was trained under the supervision of the first principal Mrs. Pearl Russell (now a retired Matron of the hospital). Prior to the establishment of the Paediatric ward in 1970, the children were housed in an enclosed area of the female Medical Ward. The private block was later converted into a paediatric ward to accommodate twenty-two children, and in later years a "New Nurses Home" was built to accommodate eight nurses. The Ministry of Health under the Southern Regional Health Authority board administers a gift from the late Percy Junor, donated to serve the people in Spalding and its environs. This Type "C" hospital serves as a receiving health institution for Alexandria Poly clinics in St Ann, Chapelton Community Hospital in Clarendon and Ulster Spring Community Hospital in Trelawny. The tradition of giving tangible support to the hospital is a long lasting one; additional Operating and recovery rooms were construction in 1989 by the Friends of the Hospital. Another great Philanthropist and tower of support, Mrs. Una Nash donated lands adjoining the hospital, to be used as a Helicopter Landing Pad. Presently, the friends of the hospital and relatives of the late Arthur Chen are undertaking construction. PROFILE Percy Junor Hospital, Spalding is a Type C Hospital situated in the North East section of the parish of Manchester near the border of Clarendon. It has a bed capacity of one hundred and twenty one (1 2 1) with an average occupancy of 74% and serves a population of approximately two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) in the neighbouring parishes of Clarendon, St. Ann and Trelawny. Services offered include General Medical and Surgical, Curative Management, Obsteric and gynaecologic, Paediatric, X-Ray and Laboratory. There are also Surgical and Medical Out Patients Clinic. The hospital staff compliments as of January 31, 2002 stands at one hundred and eighty three (183), with a breakdown as follows:
Significant achievements over the years have been mainly in the area of: - (1) Increased medical staff. (2) Increase in user fees collection (27.6% increase over the previous year 2001). (3) Increase awareness of staff in customer service. (4) Support from friends - local and overseas, community groups and individuals in the provision of medical supplies and equipment and involvement in face lifting projects. VISION We envision the Percy Junor Hospital to be the best customer - friendly institution providing comprehensive quality care in a clean, healthy and pleasant environment. MISSION STATEMENT To provide reliable and affordable quality health care for our customers OBJECTIVES Providing medical, surgical, obstetric, psychiatric, pharmacy and diagnostic (X-ray and Laboratory) services at affordable cost Providing quality services through a highly motivated and courteous staff in a clean and comfortable environment. FUTURE PLANS OF THE HOSPITAL 1. The renovation and expansion of the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) and to accommodate areas including Registration, Records and fees collection. This is to meet the increasing demand for hospital care services. 2. The expansion of Maternity Ward to facilitate adequate bed space (bed compliment to remain at 9) and pantry area. 3. To maintain and enhance linkages with International and Local Friends of the hospital who have over the years contributed significantly to the developing and effective functioning of this institution. 4. To renovate and equip the 2nd theatre to meet the increasing workload. |
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