Nurses, doctors, porters and other hospital staff of the Port Antonio hospital gathered at the facility for a Nurses Week awards ceremony organized by the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), on Wednesday, July 16. Approximately fifty persons were awarded with certificates; among them doctors, nurses and other staff. Corporate businesses, the police and the fire brigade also received certificates of appreciation for their work and support to the hospital and health care throughout the parish. The ceremony was organized in celebration of Nurses Week 2014. Nurses Week this year was observed from July 13 to July 19 under the theme ‘Nurses a force for change a vital resource for health’. Speaking at the awards ceremony Dr. Isaac Brown, the parish manager for Portland health services said, “It is quite appropriate for us to celebrate with them (nurses) with this week being Nurses Week. He highlighted the fact that nurses and other persons in health care need to focus on change and resources. Brown emphasized that sustenance of training and research must be done and continued as to be up to date with vital data. He also said that nurses and other staff should be caring for patients to get change and be resourceful to them. He ended his speech leaving a message saying, “let your patients be the wind beneath your wings.”
