Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) will enforce new visiting hours and tighter security measures in its Emergency Department from Monday, 1 September.
Under the revised policy, visiting will be limited to two daily windows: 11:00–13:00 and 17:00–20:00. Each patient may have a maximum of two visitors, and children under 12 will not be allowed in the department.
Visitors must check in at the front desk, undergo health screening, and wear identification badges. Exceptions will be made for patients needing continuous support, such as minors, elderly persons, and those with disabilities or mental health conditions.
Dr Olsheath Bowen, Chair of the Emergency Department, said the move balances “compassionate, patient-centred care” with safety and efficiency. Medical Director Dr Shivon Belle-Jarvis added the changes align with international best practices and staff well-being priorities.
Property drop-offs and pick-ups will remain available around the clock, and mask requirements will be adjusted based on public health guidance.
The updated guidelines will be displayed at the Emergency Department entrance and shared on SLBMC’s platforms.
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More opportunity for staff to neglect patients out of the watch of their loved ones.
Hospital is a scary place why would you want a sick individual to have anxiety of being left alone.. The people behind these policies use private health care or they travel abroad where these rules are not enforced.. Everything in antigua is about controlling people.. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY… Even at a crucial moment of being sick.
They should be allowed to have at least 1 person with them in an emergency department.. ward rules apply once they have been admitted to the ward.
People crying about the poor service at the hospital, but what they are offered is stricter hostility instead a hospitality and professionalism, you just can’t make this up, ALP politicians mentality, or it could be an Antiguan mentality since regardless of which side of politics there exist an Antiguan ideology or mindset.
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