Sonia Charles
Clinical Imaging Specialist
Miss Sonia Charles Clinical Imaging Specialist continues to make her contribution to the medical services in Montserrat. She is the organiser of Annual Pink Ribbon Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness was the fourth held on November 9, 2013, the day after she donated a “patient bed” to the X-Ray department/ Ultrasound Department at the Glendon Hospital.
The bed is more accurately described as an ‘Ultrasound of Patient examination table couch’ which is electronically operated.
Miss Charles while indicating her donation, said, “It is a donation from the United kingdom I am quite honored and pleased to be able to present this,” describing the bed. “…it therefore means that patients who weighed above 100 Kilograms can actually be examine on this bed without the risk of damage to the couch or to themselves.”
She further described how the bed is, “also electronically operated, as patients coming from the ward no longer have to be lifted by one person or two individuals causing damage or hurt to the staff member, patients can be transferred by sliding them across on to the bed.”
Expressing gratitude to the staff present in Mrs. Arlene Pentene, Mrs. Antoinette Silcott, Mrs Crystal Buffonge and Miss Geraldine Adams, she said: “It is my hope that this Ultrasound or patient examination couch will provide great use for the people of Montserrat and therefore further enhance the service that we already provide with donations from abroad. She concluded her gratefulness, “I’d like to say a special thanks to the Ministry of Health and to the X-Ray department for accepting this gift.”
Ms. Adams and Ms Adams says thank you
Meanwhile Ms. Antoinette Silcott, the X-ray specialist, thanked Miss Charles on behalf of the X-Ray department, “for so gratefully securing the donation of our Ultra Sound couch,” explaining that the present one is not adjustable.
She said the adjustable one, “would help better patient management and also in terms of my scanning. It will allow me to be able to manage and get less scanning injuries that will occur.”
Miss Geraldine Adams represented the Ministry of Health and also expressed gratitude. She said to Miss Charles, “by this thoughtful donation you continue to demonstrate your love for country and your commitment to help and for this we applaud you.” She suggested, “This couch will provide great comfort to patients as they undergo their examination.
Miss Adams told Charles that the Ministry of Health and Social Services “thanks you and we look forwarded to our continued good working relationship.”
