Cornwall Regional Hospital saved $3.6 billion through makeshift operating theatres
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November 13, 2026
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The Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James saved Jamaica an estimated $3.6 billion in emergency surgical costs over the past decade after converting four bedrooms into operating theatres to keep critical services running during its prolonged rehabilitation.
The disclosure came from Clinical Coordinator Dr Delroy Fray at Friday's official reopening of the hospital's Accident and Emergency Department.
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Fray revealed that following the evacuation of the hospital's main building approximately 10 years ago, administrators were forced to rent external operating facilities, with emergency surgeries costing approximately $30 million in the first month alone.
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