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Western Regional Health Authority Profile
Demographic Profile
Regional Facilities
The WRHA provides healthcare to the population of Jamaica's Western Parishes via a network of four Hospitals and eighty-four Health Centres strategically deployed throughout the region. The four hospitals are:
Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) - Type A (St. James)
Savanna-la-mar Public General Hospital - Type B (Westmoreland)
Falmouth Public General Hospital - Type C (Trelawny)
Noel Holmes Public General Hospital - Type C (Hanover)
Mission of the Region
To provide quality preventative, curative and rehabilitative health care that is affordable, accessible and reliable to the population of the region under our control. To provide and maintain facilities and conditions conducive to the promotion of health. To attract, train, motivate and retain a high caliber of staff and to provide opportunities for the development of our employees to their fullest capabilities.
Historical Profile
1997 - 1999
Development of structure and function - Regional Directors and Health Reform Unit under the guidance of the Permanent Secretary.
Regional Health Authority Boards appointed.
1999 - 2000
Implementation of the structure and change management.
First Performance Agreement was developed and signed by regions.
KPMG studies completed which spoke to implementaion of health reform,improving efficiencies and further
development of Service Level Agreements.
Orane and Moses reports.
Implementation of structure, function and stakeholder involvement.
Secondment of HR to region
2000 - 2001
Continuation of Reform process
Focus on Health Service Delivery including change of use of facilities, performance management, maintenance and
operations, customer care and stakeholder involvement.
Vision of the Region
