Health Minister Molwyn Joseph has raised concerns about patients being abandoned in hospitals, leading to unnecessary strain on resources.
He revealed that 14 patients are currently occupying beds, though they should be at home.
“Many people come to the hospital and are treated, and then the family leaves them there,” Minister Joseph remarked during a radio interview.
“We have 14 patients at the hospital now occupying beds when they should be home because their families have abandoned them.”
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How do we correct these social ills of our society. Can one be forced to take care of their parents when they get old and or old and sick. Especially if one already has the burden of life they cannot carry. Singe mothers e.g. Delinquent fathers. Having children grow up in poverty. Can these things be legislated and how do we enforce it. Prison term will not solve it. Morality!. What is left of our so called morality. Reason why we keep depending on charity. The people with a good heart. The people who care about their fellow men.
Jesus taught that we should give food to the hungry, shelter to those who have none, and clothes to the poor. When we visit the sick and those who are in prison, it is as if we were doing these things for Him instead. He promises that as we do these things, we will inherit His kingdom. (See Matthew 25:34–46.)
Minister Joseph is looking for escape goats so to cover up his incompetence…..
You are darn right!! Koonoomoonoo Molwyn Joseph, do not pull that stunt. The people are still disgusted of your ignorance and incompetence!! RESIGN!!
Enough of the lies
And if thats the truth transfer them to FIENNES INSTITUTE. Sorry that wouldn’t be in mind because your only focus is on Robin the citizens of Antigua and Barbuda.
I wonder if the 14 elderly contributed to Medical Benefits and Social security
Molwyn your a walking joke
Why can they not be transferred to Fiennes??????? In another note…people who love, care and cherish their children MOST TIMES do not have to be worried about being abandoned. In most cases the persons who have been abandoned are parents who did not take care of their children and now they’re old there is an expectation that children should take care of them.
You’re so right…. The government should not be complaining, put the 14 persons where they should be. Maths solve 👌
And make sure whatever pension they are getting no one collect it.
WOW. We Antiguans are very shallow people. We are unable to see, analyse and deal with issues. So I am not surprised at these comments. Everything is government and it does not matter which party is in government. They must solve everything. We, the people bear no responsibility. We hear that 14 elderly Antiguans have been abandoned at the hospital by their families and all we can say is hide them away at Fiennes. Story done. Where is the family responsibiity? Why isn’t this a broader debate for society? All of us will get old one day. You might be the next to be abandoned.
You have a better solution? Some of these elderly may.not even have family members. Have you thought about that. When they were admitted I’m sure there was some record about who they are and who is responsible, so the next thing to do is seek to find the person who brought them there and remedy the situation. And besides Finnes is where people are placed when they have no one to care for them. That is what it was built for, and it’s the least the government can do because government no give back nothing to its people all them do is take and take. Molwyn should be ashamed to come talk about elderly left abandoned. He will soon be abandon because wickedness no pay.
People/parents are abandoned for many reasons, the major one could be finances. If people are working, who are going to look after the elderly? It takes money to hire a private caregiver. It is also possible these individuals have no children or anyone to look after them. I would bet that most of those abandoned are males as some fathers don’t take care of their children and when they are old, their children don’t bother with them.
Take them to Fiennes. That is what governments are for. If they are getting social security, the government should use it to help take care of them. There could be people in Fiennes whose social security is going into their bank accounts and their families just withdraw it.
Tell us what is worse Health Minister Molwyn Joseph. Is it the abandonment of the elderly in the hospital, or you allowing the most dangerous AstraZeneca vaccine to be used and implemented on the UNSUSPECTING citizens of Antigua & Barbuda, that has caused untold adverse reactions.
64% of Antiguans are now on a ticking time bomb, and all on your NEFARIOUS watch.
You Molwyn, are behind one of the biggest monstrosities in the history against humankind.
AND THE FACT THAT YOU ARE NOW SILENT – AFTER YOUR ASTRAZENECA PROMOTION – SPEAKS VOLUMES.
You can play “whack-A-Mole” in trying to hide the adverse reactions of this vaccine, but the evidence is now so overwhelming, that it’s just a matter of time until the likes of YOU are held accountable.
I ask you once again, is the abandonment of the elderly in a hospital worse than your abandonment of the citizens of this great country?
Look everything is a politics in this place call the family members if no response carry dem fiennes, obviously they don’t care about them sorry to say… only now you molwyn wants to be active in the hospital 😤😤
IF WHAT MOLWYN IS SAYING IS TRUE, I AM SURE THOSE 14 ABANDONED OLD PEOPLE WASN’T ABANDONED YESTERDAY OR LAST NIGHT, SO CLEVER MOLWYN JOSEPH IS NOW TRYING TO CHANGE THE ISSUE FROM HIS BAD MISMANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL TO BLAMING EVERYBODY ELSE.
SO MR. JOSEPH LET ME ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS?
IS IT BECAUSE THOSE 14 OLD PEOPLE WERE ABANDONED WHY THE HOSPITAL’S A.C IS NOT WORKING?
IS IT BECAUSE OF THOSE 14 ABANDONED ELDERLY PEOPLE AT THE HOSPITAL WHY THE OPERATING ROOM IS NOT WORKING?
IS IT BECAUSE OF THOSE 14 ELDERLY PEOPLE WHY THE HOSPITAL’S VENTILATING SYSTEM HAS MOLD?
I REMEMBER WHEN UPP WAS IN POWER, YOU, MOLWYN JOSEPH STOOD UP IN PARLIAMENT AND QUESTIONED WILMOUTH DANIEL ABOUT THE DEATH OF CHESTER CLARKE ON THE HOSPITAL COMPOUND . NOW THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOU MOLWYN JOSEPH TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEATHPITAL THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR .
@well well.
Yes, everything is politics, when it’s these bastards politicians in high places that keep running their mouths. Everything is politics my friend, from the very bedroom you sleep in with your significant other, to the church, and all the way to the very sandy beaches you walk on in Antigua.
So you stay there and be a fool, and don’t hold people accountable for their antics, and I mean in every corner as mentioned above.
@ Truth Seeker,
Your comments offers nothing other than to find things to nit pick while demonstrating you are a airhead dummy.
What issues have you analysed and deal with?
Conditions at the hospital have been reported for months, if not years.
Have you offered comments and analysis on this isdue?
You haven’t but Antiguans should or they have failed?
NO you have not.
Troy Allen a ABLP operative took his mother with an emergency condition to the Medical Center. He was only able to get help when he called the Prime Minister.
Have you analyzed the political policy and the fact that he only got help because he has the Prime Minister on speed dial?
Where is your analysis “Truth Seeker”
Where?
If the Government is not responsible in Antigua and Barbuda to offer emergency care?
Who is?
The Minister of Health says elderly has been abandoned.
You seem to have no opinion about that situation, but you seem to have a beef even when Governents failure is criticized.
Did it ever occur to you that this issue is in the news because there were triaging taking place in the emergency room?
Did it ever occur to you Molwyn Joseph having in his title and responsibility should have quietly taken action than now trying to shift blame?
Isn’t Social Transformation in his title?
Rather than pushing blame on the public. he sounds like Gaston Brown who says Antigua people are to dirty when he as the MP of Bobby Ally keeps where it’s not fit for pigs.
* because there were No triaging
@ Truth Seeker
WOW. You are like the pot calling the kettle black.
Is this your in-depth analysis on the issue?
If you miss out on this one. Point me to your other sources of your in-depth analysis demonstrating your gravitas.
Molwyn Joseph,instead of blaming all others.Where does your responsibility begins? Blame the a/c,blame the Board,blame the Doctors and Nurses.Now you are blaming the relatives of those patients in the Hospital.In my opinion,it is times up for you.Time for you to go,ride your horse off into the sunset.Just make sure you are riding with a helmet.
Just like Gaston deflect and blame and cast aspersions, so is Molwyn Joseph trying to do the same, rather than accepting responsibility
Molwyn Joseph should be ashamed of himself.
I guess that now word is getting around about of the dire situation and pending calamity in the Medical Center, he tries to get ahead of the storyline trying to long fingers.
Molwyn Joseph has no knowledge or schedule to address the problems at the Medical Center today.
STOP LYING MOLWYN
When people are suffering and dying Molwyn was in China signing AI agreements. How farcical?
Molwyn Joseph should stop lying about the work that is needed to be done in the emergency room with no schedule to get it started or completed.
Present a schedule Molwyn for all of the issues to be rectified at the Medical Center. Molwyn can’t for he does know how to. All he knows is to have a PR person write a statement.
You put out BS statements Molwyn and I’ll be ready for you
What concerns me is the loud silence of the doctors, nurses and staff of MSJMC. Under the adverse conditions, they must be suffering. Where is the Dupri lady in all of this? How silent she is.
We can expect nothing else from Molwyn Joseph. The man is incompetent, bad-minded and conceited, but Gaston Browne will do nothing because his hold on power hangs by a thread.
@Brixtonian, you are so spot on. People here are dying at an accelerated rate since they jabbed the population with untested, dangerous poisons. Cancer has exploded off the charts since, but Antiguans sit and suffer in silence. Strokes, brain issues, blood clots (The Brits call Astrazeneca the clots shot) and just overall unwellness is prevalent, and the silence is deafening.
Again I say, the voters of SMN voted this outdated, incompetent clown back into office. Today, we are paying for that error.
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