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Hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Cornwall Regional Hospital
Western Regional Health Authority

Geography
Location	Mount Salem, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Coordinates	18°28′11″N 77°54′36″W / 18.46972°N 77.91000°W / 18.46972; -77.91000
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	District general
Services
Standards	Type "A"
Emergency department	Yes, Accident & Emergency (A&E)
Beds	400
History
Opened	1974
Links
Website	http://cornwallregionalhospital.com/
Other links	List of hospitals in Jamaica

Cornwall Regional Hospital is a public hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica, located in the Mount Salem district. It is the main hospital in western Jamaica. The hospital is operated by the Western Regional Health Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Jamaica.

History

The hospital was designed by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Construction of Cornwall Regional Hospital was completed in 1972, but the hospital was not opened to the public until May 10, 1974. Cornwall Regional Hospital serves approximately 18,000 outpatients and 73,000 emergency room visits per year. The hospital was named after Cornwall County, Jamaica, in which it is located.

Services

The services offered by the hospital include:

Awards

2013, Prime Minister's Trophy for the "Best Customer Service Entity – Single Location"

Notable people

Dr Ken Baugh, former surgeon and Senior Medical Officer

References

^ "Western Regional Health Authority". Retrieved Aug 16, 2020.
^ "Jamaica Gleaner, May 10, 1974". Retrieved Aug 16, 2020.
"Jamaica Gleaner, May 15, 2018". Retrieved Aug 16, 2020.
"Ministry of Health, Annual Report 2017" (PDF). May 5, 2017. Retrieved Aug 16, 2020.
"Jamaica Information Service, 2013". Retrieved Aug 16, 2020.

Hospitals in Jamaica

Cornwall

Hanover	Noel Holmes Hospital
St. Elizabeth	Black River Hospital
St. James	Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Doctors Hospital Hospiten Montego Bay
Trelawny	Falmouth Hospital
Westmoreland	Savanna-la-Mar Hospital

Middlesex

Clarendon	Chapelton Community Hospital Lionel Town Hospital May Pen Hospital
Manchester	Mandeville Hospital Percy Junor Hospital Hargreaves Memorial Hospital
St. Ann	Alexandria Community Hospital St. Ann's Bay Hospital
St. Catherine	Linstead Hospital Spanish Town Hospital
St. Mary	Annotto Bay Hospital Port Maria Hospital

Surrey

Kingston & St. Andrew	Andrews Bellevue (BVH) Bustamante (BHC) Chinese Sanitarium El Shaddai Medical Centre Gynae Associates Hospital Heart Institute Hope Institute Kingston Public (KPH) Medical Associates National Chest (NCH) Nuttall Mona Rehab St. Joseph's University Hospital (UHWI) Victoria Jubilee (VJH)
Portland	Buff Bay Community Hospital Port Antonio Hospital
St. Thomas	Princess Margaret Hospital

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