Cornwall Regional Hospital is a

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in Montego Bay,

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, 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

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and 73,000 emergency room visits per year. The hospital was named after

Cornwall County, Jamaica Cornwall is the westernmost of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance. It includes Montego Bay, the island's second largest city by area. ''The county of Cornwall is shown ...

, in which it is located.

Services

The services offered by the hospital include: * Accident & Emergency (A&E) * General Surgery *

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* Obstretics & Gynaecology (O&G) * Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) *

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* Ophthalmology (Eye) * Plastic and Re-Constructive Service *

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* Critical Care (ICU) *

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* Outpatient Clinics *

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* Radiotherapy * Radiology (X-Ray) *

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* Physiotherapy * Pharmacy

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

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