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KPH without water, to get tanks
Thursday, 03 December 2009
Information Minister Daryl Vaz has confirmed reports that the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), the country's largest hospital, has been without its regular supply of water since early Thursday morning.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Operations at the neighbouring Victoria Jubilee Hospital were also affected resulting in surgeries at both facilities being cancelled.</span>
Mr. Vaz says he has been in contact with the National Water Commission (NWC) and water tankers have been dispatched to the hospitals.
<span style="font-weight: bold">He says the hospitals now need to monitor the use of the limited resource. </span>
"When we have these water shortages and you're using the storage tanks at these facilities, there has to be some regulation in terms of the usage of the water because things cannot take place as normal," Mr. Vaz said.
He added that the hospitals will continue to get regular deliveries.
In the meantime, Government agencies should embark on a conservation plan to avoid any such recurrence during this period of drought.
"What is going to be needed in this time of drought not only with the hospitals but with all areas of Government and industry is that a serious conservation plan has to be effected internally. If not, we'll end up with a situation where from time to time, you'll run completely dry based on the delivery schedule that you're put on," Mr. Vaz said.
The NWC says it will continue to monitor the situation at the hospitals
Thursday, 03 December 2009
Information Minister Daryl Vaz has confirmed reports that the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), the country's largest hospital, has been without its regular supply of water since early Thursday morning.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Operations at the neighbouring Victoria Jubilee Hospital were also affected resulting in surgeries at both facilities being cancelled.</span>
Mr. Vaz says he has been in contact with the National Water Commission (NWC) and water tankers have been dispatched to the hospitals.
<span style="font-weight: bold">He says the hospitals now need to monitor the use of the limited resource. </span>
"When we have these water shortages and you're using the storage tanks at these facilities, there has to be some regulation in terms of the usage of the water because things cannot take place as normal," Mr. Vaz said.
He added that the hospitals will continue to get regular deliveries.
In the meantime, Government agencies should embark on a conservation plan to avoid any such recurrence during this period of drought.
"What is going to be needed in this time of drought not only with the hospitals but with all areas of Government and industry is that a serious conservation plan has to be effected internally. If not, we'll end up with a situation where from time to time, you'll run completely dry based on the delivery schedule that you're put on," Mr. Vaz said.
The NWC says it will continue to monitor the situation at the hospitals
No more of that unnecessary hand-washing. 
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