Non-profit donates to Black River Hospital

The Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth has received a donation of medical equipment and supplies valued at approximately US$6,000 (approximately $922,000) from the Parottee Enrichment Project (PEP) Inc.

Among the items are walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, walking canes, a commode, surgical masks, isolation gowns and disposable hospital bed sheets.

The hospital's CEO, Diana Brown-Miller, expressed gratitude to PEP for the donations.

"On behalf of the Black River Hospital family ... we thank you and pledge that we will continue doing what we have to do, because God has placed us here to serve humanity," she said.

PEP, a US-based, non-profit organisation that was registered in 2020, focuses on enhancing the community of Parottee and its environs in St Elizabeth. Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, thanked the members of PEP for their continuous support of the hospital, noting that the organisation donated several beds to the facility last November.

The mayor also commended the organisation for its contributions to the Parottee community and the parish.

"I know the hospital will benefit from what you have given," Sangster said.

Pastor Otis Lewis, executive board member of PEP, noted that the group was making its third donation to the hospital. He gave assurances that PEP will continue to support the hospital, pointing out that relatives of group members continue to benefit from the facility. Lewis also commended the staff of the hospital for their hard work.