CWM hospital has done a lot for people in these 100 years and has stood the test of time- President Katonivere

CWM Hospital has done a lot for the people of Fiji and the region in its 100 years and has stood the test of time.

This was highlighted by President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere while acknowledging the staff of the CWM hospital during the Centennial Celebration Gala dinner and awards night held at the Vodafone Arena in Suva last night.

Ratu Wiliame says the event is the culmination of a series of centennial celebration programs that recognises the 100th birthday of the hospital and the reason why the hospital has withstood the test of time and continues to serve the people of Fiji despite the many challenges and obstacles that stood its path.

He says the flagship hospital has never stopped nor been dormant since December 1923 and has stood the test of time which was evident during the COVID-19 pandemic and its current daily operations.

While acknowledging the achievements of CWM and where we are today, the president says all this has been possible through good collaboration, unparalleled commitment, strong support from donor agencies, partners in health, business houses, civil societies, government stakeholders, the Ministry of Health and the staff of CWM Hospital as their confidence motivates them to assist generously for the good of the people.

He says the key developments at the hospital have boosted the milestones from 100 beds to 550 beds, 27 to 1600 staff, one double-storey building to the four wings plus three satellite facilities, delivering general services to now being the Hub of Specialist Services in Fiji, serving Fijians to now being the regional referral hospital, housing the only medical school in the region to being the training hospital for two medical schools and three nursing schools, a hospital with old equipment to some state-of-the-art medical technologies, manual records to having a patient information system and from serving a population of 157,000 for Fiji to now serving around 350,000 only in the Lami Nausori corridor and for being the pilot facility for some medical innovations.

The centennial celebration gala dinner was concluded with the presentation of awards where personnel were acknowledged for their contributions and the good work they have done twenty-four seven all year around.