Hanley’s Road family gives back to Alexandra Hospital in show of appreciation

(L-r) Lornette Webbe, representative of the Simmonds family of Hanley’s Road handing over a gift of six alternating pressure systems with adjustable pumps to Acting Matron at the Alexandra Hospital Jessica Scarborough at the hospital’s conference room on July 14, 2016
(L-r) Lornette Webbe, representative of the Simmonds family of Hanley’s Road handing over a gift of six alternating pressure systems with adjustable pumps to Acting Matron at the Alexandra Hospital Jessica Scarborough at the hospital’s conference room on July 14, 2016
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (July 20, 2016) —  Gary Pemberton, Hospital Administrator at the Alexandra Hospital thanked the Simmonds family of Hanley’s Road for their contribution to the health facility, at a brief handing over ceremony there on July 14, 2016.
 
The six alternating pressure systems with adjustable pumps were handed over to Acting Matron Jessica Scarborough.  
 
Pemberton, said the gift is invaluable and would enhance the quality of the services offered at the hospital, as they strive to improve the delivery of services at the hospital and the Flamboyant Nursing Home.
 
During the presentation, Lornette Webbe who spoke on behalf of the family, noted that the gift was their way of showing appreciation for the care their parents received while they were patients at the hospital some years ago.
 
Some of the six alternating pressure systems with adjustable pumps donated to the Alexandra Hospital by the Simmonds Family of Hanley’s Road on July 14, 2016“We were indeed grateful and thank the management and staff for the service and care, our parents received. It is in this light, that we would like to give back to this prestigious institution…
 
“We hope that these mattresses would indeed bring some comfort to the patients as they use them,” she said.
 
Meantime, Assistant Nurse Manager Bernadette Jeffers who was present at the handing over ceremony explained that the pressure pumps are well known for anti-bed soar prevention and are used mainly in the care of bed-ridden patients.
 
“In today’s market, it is designed to help in prevention, treatment and management of pressure ulcers, more commonly known as bed sores. The mattress works by inflating and deflating the pockets of air that make up the mattress, as well as improving air circulation that are significantly linked to bed sores.
 
(L-r) Nigel Simmonds, Livingstone Simmonds, Assistant Nurse Manager Bernadette Jeffers, Nurse Manager Joya Parry-Lake, Lornette Webbe, Acting Matron Jessica Scarborough and Hospital Administrator Gary Pemberton with the gifts donated by the Simmonds Family to the hospital on July 14, 2016“It is easily used. It has a pump and the cells and the base of this unit are fluid resistant in order to maximize hygienic factors, so they can be easily cleaned,” she said.
 
Also present at the handing over ceremony were some members of the Simmonds’ Family Nigel and Livingstone.
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