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Members of the Middle Caicos Community along with members of Turks & Caicos Islands Government were on hand to celebrate the opening of the state of the art facility, Alsada Hall-Malcom Primary Health Care Clinic on Friday, 10 April 2015.
Refurbishment and expansion of Middle Caicos Clinic was jointly funded by the Caribbean Development Bank, Basic Needs Trust Fund Programme Sixth Programme and the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The total cost of the project was $375,980.42. The newly renovated facility includes a spacious waiting room, reception area, dispensary, observation room, treatment room and handicapped outfitted patient bathrooms. The clinic also houses space for dental services and day rest for visiting physicians and nurses.
Honorable Premier and Minister of Health, Agriculture, Human Services and District Administration, Dr. Rufus Ewing stated; “Access to high quality primary health care (PHC) services throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands, remains a top priority of this Government.
“The Middle Caicos clinic is one of five government primary health care clinics earmarked for renovation and expansion. The objective of the Ministry of Health is to ensure that primary health care services remains readily available, easily accessible and affordable to the Turks and Caicos Islands population and Middle Caicos is no exception.”