National Chest Hospital

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Title

National Chest Hospital

Description

"The Senior Medical Officer at the National Chest Hospital, Dr. Muriel Lowe (right) receiving a ventilator for the hospital from Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Mr. Karl Samuda, on behalf of the Ministry on Friday (December 5). Looking on from left are: Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of State for Information and Culture and M.P. for the area; Dr. Wynante Patterson, Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health; and Dr. Edward Valentine, Chest Consultant."

Subject

National Chest Hospital (St. Andrew, Jamaica); Health ministers - Jamaica; Politicians - Jamaica; Bartlett, Edmund, - 1950-; Physicians - Jamaica; Samuda, Karl, - 1942-; Respirators (Medical equipment)

Creator

T. Cunningham (Agency for Public Information)

Date

9-Dec-1980

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Hospitals, Ja. - National Chest Hospital

Identifier

D0007650

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

T. Cunningham (Agency for Public Information), “National Chest Hospital,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/6835.