The Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) has taken a significant step forward in improving maternal care with the purchase of 101 new beds, which consists of 25 electric delivery beds and 76 standard hospital beds.
This investment was made possible through CPL and marks a notable advancement in the hospital’s efforts to provide quality care for mothers and newborns.
The beds were officially issued to PMGH on July 31st and have since been installed by the hospital’s biomedical (Biomed) team.
Nurse Unit Manager for Labour Ward, Sr Mary Sitaing, said that 13 of the electrical delivery beds are currently in use.
The remaining will be installed soon, while the 76 ordinary hospital beds will be distributed to the different sections of the hospital accordingly.
The introduction of these electrical delivery beds is a significant upgrade as this is the first time for such beds to be used in PMGH’s labour ward. These beds are rechargeable with a handheld control and can be adjusted to provide optimal comfort and support during labour and delivery. Other features include height adjustment, attached IV pole, removable waste bin, and many more.
Sr. Sitaing mentioned that the labour ward had been using wooden beds for the past 3 years.
The installation of these new beds marks one of the many milestones in achieving PMGH’s ongoing journey to enhance quality patient care.