COMM COL LOCATION RENOVATED AHEAD OF PLANNED NEW FACILITY
BOWN’S TOWN, St Ann; March 11, 2025
The Brown’s Town Health Centre, St Ann, has been relocated to a temporary facility renovated to the tune of $80 million.
The renovated structure in Huntley, provided by the Brown’s Town Community College, was officially opened by Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, during a ceremony on Friday, March 7..
(Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton, addressing the opening of the relocated Brown’s Town Health Centre)
According to JIS the plan is to build out a $1 billion state-of-the-art comprehensive health centre at the original site in Standfast.
“It’s a long way that has been travelled in terms of expenditure, in terms of the utility value of the facility, comfort to staff, comfort to patients, and it’s worth celebrating that we have put in place, even though temporary, a facility that is far better than it was originally,” Dr. Tufton said.
(MP for North West St Ann, Krystal Lee welcoming the improvements to the health facility)
He commended the partners involved in the undertaking, including the National Health Fund (NHF), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA).
Dr. Tufton said the site will remain in place when the Brown’s Town Health Centre returns to its original location.
The Ministry has also undertaken improvements at other facilities in the parish, including a $66 million expansion and upgrade of the Bamboo Health Centre.
(The ribbon cutting makes it official)
Principal of Brown’s Town Community College, Claudeth Haughton, underscored the institution’s commitment to community development.
She noted that the project to relocate the health centre aligns with the college’s tagline: ‘Creating Opportunities, Connecting Communities’, as it fosters connections between health, education, and the broader community.
