Water woes at the West Demerara Regional Hospital are expected to finally come to an end with the recent completion of a sizeable reservoir. According to Regional Health Officer, Dr Millicent Benjamin,Cheap Jerseys Paypal, the administration of the hospital saw the need to invest in the water storage facility in order to address months of challenges experienced by both hospital staff and patients.However, up to a few days ago, reports reaching this newspaper suggested that the health facility yet had a major water problem.Reports had reached this newspaper that in the mornings the water pressure was so low that the upper flats of the hospital which accommodate the maternity ward,NFL Jerseys China, the female medical ward,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the supervisor’s office and even the matron’s office which is a part of the Administration building,Authentic NFL Jerseys Cheap, did not receive running water.It was also disclosed that at around noon to 13:00 hours, the ward maids, orderlies and nurses (if they had the time) were tasked with filling up water as the supply would not be available again until around 06:30 hours to 07:00 hours the following day.This newspaper had also learnt that at one time the situation had become so severe that sometimes medical staffers were forced to use intravenous fluid (saline) in the place of water.As a result, some staffers stationed at the hospital had engaged protest action to retaliate the lack of adequate water.During an interview with this newspaper yesterday,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Dr Benjamin revealed that although the problem still exists it has been alleviated considerably and does not significantly impact the hospital’s operation. She noted,Authentic MLB Jerseys Online, too,Jerseys NFL Cheap, that plans are apace to completely exorcise the problem from the hospital.According to Dr Benjamin “this is not a renewed problem it is the same problem that we have had for a while.But we are trying to work around it in order for the wards and the persons within the compound, including workers and patients, to be satisfied with what we can offer.”It was for this very reason, she disclosed, that the hospital had sought to put in place a better shift system for plumbers in order to have one on duty in the afternoon to ensure that enough water is available throughout the night.And with the new shift system in place, the RHO noted that the complaints about the water supply have been considerably reduced.She did note though that the problem all along had been two-prong as “Enough water was not being supplied by GWI (Guyana Water Incorporated) and also our storage was not adequate to supply water to satisfy the entire hospital. That is why we had to build a larger reservoir,” Dr Benjamin asserted.However, at the moment she said that the hospital is awaiting adequate supply from GWI to fill the new reservoir “so that we can have a pressure testing and ensure that our new networking system is good enough.”Medical Superintendent, Dr Ravi Persaud, disclosed yesterday that he has been in discussion with officials from GWI and a decision has since been taken to have the reservoir filled before the end of the week.In fact, Dr Persaud said, it has been suggested by GWI officials that once all systems are in place by Thursday night, full and continuous pressure will be directed to the hospital in a bid to full the reservoir.“In that way we will have about 100,000 gallons of water that is saved in the reservoir. In addition we will get the regular supply from GWI so any time there is a shortfall we will have the stored water as back up.”However, there are yet some persons close to the operation of the facility with concerns of whether the reservoir would be the ultimate solution.It was related to this newspaper that although the water situation is rectified from time to time, the problem would usual persist after a few days of stability.