The management of the Lima Regional Hospital (Pomeroon-Supenaam) is aware of malicious and misleading reports being circulated regarding the unfortunate passing of a patient on August 23, 2025. According to Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr Ranjeev Singh, the article circulating on social media is false.
He categorically states that the claims of an “absence of oxygen” and suggestions that the hospital was unprepared are false, malicious, and without basis in fact.
Dr Singh said the facts are that the deceased, a 19-year-old male, had a long-standing medical history of Sickle Cell Disease with frequent hospital admissions over the years. He was also recently suspected of leukaemia and was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Haematology Clinic, but unfortunately, he did not follow through with this referral.
On August 23, 2025, he was transferred from Oscar Joseph District Hospital in Charity to Lima Regional Hospital in critical condition, presenting with fever, nose bleeds, jaundice, and passing dark brown urine, symptoms consistent with severe complications of his underlying disease.
Dr Singh said that based on records, shortly after admission at 21:25 hrs, he developed acute respiratory distress and low oxygen saturation. Immediate medical interventions were initiated, including oxygen therapy, CPR, defibrillation, and administration of emergency medications.
Despite every effort by the attending doctors and nurses, resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at 22:52 hrs.
Dr Singh stressed that oxygen was available at the facility, and the medical team responded swiftly and professionally. The unfortunate outcome was due to the patient’s advanced, chronic, and critical medical condition, and not because of any negligence or lack of resources at the Lima Regional Hospital.
He therefore urges members of the public not to be misled by false and sensational reports, which only serve to create panic and undermine confidence in our health system.
The Ministry of Health remains committed to transparency, accountability, and the continuous strengthening of healthcare delivery across Region Two and Guyana.
