Barcolleh Health Center in Kakata, Margibi County, upgrades to full hospital status to boost the health sector here.
By: Emmanuel Wise Jipoh
Margibi, Liberia, October 30, 2024—To ease patients’ referrals to C.H. Rennie, Phebe, and John F. Kennedy Medical hospitals and other hard-to-reach areas, Barcolleh Health Center in Kakata, Margibi County, is being upgraded to full hospital status.
Speaking to The NEW DAWN on Monday afternoon when a team of journalists toured the medical facility, Proprietor Dorothy Q. Barcolleh said the proposed 36-bedroom hospital would ease pressure on C.H. Rennie and Phebe hospitals, including other health facilities, while improving community health services.
She describes services as affordable to locals despite the upgrades to modern equipment.
Built in 1999, the local health facility has served residents of Margibi and adjacent counties, providing medications and First Aid.
Madam Barcolleh, a health professional and former Margibi District#3 Representative candidate, discloses that the refurbished facility, which contains over a hundred beds, a surgical wall, a maternity wall, and Male and Female outstations, will officially be dedicated next week.
“Initially, we had clinic, and even besides that we had assisted in many referral cases, but now we are trying to modernize our facility with all the little we have earned being a health professional”, Madam Barcolleh says.
She notes that the facility will not only cater to Margibians but will also help residents of surrounding areas save lives as part of its commitment to improving the health sector.
According to her, the health center’s new status would serve as a point to reflect on the dreams of her late father, who wanted to impact the lives of dwellers positively.
She also reveals that, as part of the transition process, the health center will now offer Tuberculosis testing and treatment, HIV and Aids treatment, cesarean sections, Cardiovascular treatment, and gastrointestinal care, among other services.
“We are now transitioning into a full hospital, and we have doctors to cater to the health needs of our people and avoid patients going distances for medication,” she adds. Editing by Jonathan Browne
