By Erica James-King, Staff ReporterWESTERN BUREAU:
THE ACCIDENT and Emergency Unit at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny is to undergo improvement to the tune of $150,000 and the project which is to get off the ground during the first week in August, is slated for completion by year-end.
The upgrading at the Falmouth Hospital is one of two major health projects being implemented in Trelawny, by the Rotary Club of Falmouth. Florence Logan, the new president of the Rotary Club of Falmouth told The Gleaner that the project would entail tiling of the waiting area, improvement to seating arrangements, painting and beautification, installation of fans, water coolers and a notice board.
CENTENNIAL PROJECT
"The Accident and Emergency Unit is really looking drab, and we want to make it a much more comfortable place for users of the hospital," asserted Mrs. Logan, while explaining that the hospital venture is the club's centennial project. "We have been doing fundraising ventures to raise the required funds needed to finance the project. All rotary clubs around the world have to have a centennial project to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Rotary International which comes up in February. Our centennial project will be finished long before February."
In the meantime, the club is also refurbishing the derelict Duanvale health centre that has been closed down for some two years because of its dilapidated condition, and the operations of the clinic had to be transferred to the nearby Duanvale community centre.
BUILDING RE-ROOFED
"We have so far been able to re-roof the building with the help of the group, the Trelawny Outreach Project which is based in Michigan in the United States. We started working on the clinic last year and before December it should be completed," outlined the Rotary President.
Turning to other matters being spearheaded by her group in Falmouth, Ms. Logan points out that the areas of youth and environment will come in for attention.
Noting that she is concerned about the idleness of the young men in the parish, their lack of guidance and high unemployment levels, Ms. Logan told The Gleaner that her organisation will be beefing up the male mentorship programme in the parish, as well as a mentorship scheme for students at the Green Park basic school.
In another bid to help steer the youth in the parish on the right track, Rotarians are to host a Career Day symposium in Falmouth during October.
At the planned symposium, the service organization will be inviting employment agencies and employers and tertiary training institutions to offer guidance to students in choosing a career.
