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Ambulances
The South East Regional Health Authority’s ambulance services provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilization for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care.
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The current fleet complement is seventy-two (72) vehicles; of the units 58 comprises of buses, pickups, motorbikes, SUV and truck and also 14 ambulances.
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Ambulances in St. Thomas
Princess Margaret Hospital (3)
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Ambulances in St. Catherine
Spanish Town Hospital (3)
Linstead Hospital (2)
St. Catherine Health Department (1)
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Ambulances in Kingston & St. Andrew
Liguanea Region (1)
Kingston Public Hospital (2)
Bustamante Hospital for Children (2)
Mental Health Buses
Mental Health Services within the Region have been boosted with the addition of new buses that were handed over by the Ministry of Health & Wellness at the launch of the Mental Health Campaign which took place on October 10, 2019 at Bellevue Hospital in Kingston.
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Mental Health Buses in the Region
Kingston & St. Andrew Health Services (2)
Princess Margaret Hospital (1)
St. Catherine Health Services (1)
Vector Control Vehicles
The Vector Control Programme within the Region received a major boost with the addition of 13 new vehicles received from the Ministry of Health & Wellness at the official handover ceremony on January 27, 2020 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston. Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness, announced that a total, 60 new vehicles, valued at over $400M were acquired for the regional health authorities. These new vehicles are equipped with mounted foggers that will strengthen the dengue control programme as well as rodent vector control activities across the region.
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Vector Control Vehicles in the Region
St. Thomas Health Services (6)
St. Catherine Health Services (7)
Kingston & St. Andrew Health Services (8)
Motor Bikes
The Region has a total of six motor bikes that are used to transport documents from different location. The breakdown locations that the motor bikes were dispatched:
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Motor Bikes in the Region
Kingston & St. Andrew Health Services (4)
Bearer Duty for St. Catherine Health Services (1)
Maintenance Vehicles
The Region has a total of two maintenance vehicles to transport staff for maintenance and operation related purposes. It is also used to pick up materials. The breakdown are as follows:
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Maintenance Vehicles in the Region
Kingston & St. Andrew Health Services (1)
St. Thomas Health Services (1)
Utility Vehicles
The Region has a total of nine Utility Vehicles. The breakdown are as follows:
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Utility Vehicles in the Region
Kingston & St. Andrew Health Services (6)
St. Thomas Health Services (2)
St. Catherine Health Services (1)
Transport Buses
The Region has a total of fourteen buses that are being used to transport staff and to perform other duties assigned by the Transport Department led by the Operations and Maintenance Department. The breakdown are as follows:
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Transport Buses in the Region
Kingston & St. Andrew Health Services (10)
St. Thomas Health Services (1)
St. Catherine Health Services (3)
Nurses' Buses
Nurses received seven buses from the Ministry of Health & Wellness to transport them to and from their homes during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19 at a cost of more than $57 million to transport them to and from work.
The vehicles, along with two others that are on loan from Toyota Jamaica, are to be utilised to transport nurses in St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew, and St. Thomas on a scheduled basis. Included are four 28-seaters, one 12-seater, and two 16-seaters.
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