The Chapelton Community Hospital (CCH), in Clarendon has reopened after major rehabilitation including the construction of a new ward, restoration of the minor operating theatre, construction of a pharmacy and staff restroom, and installation of a standby generator system.
The project was funded with $132.6-million from the CHASE Fund, $56.2 million from the National Health Fund, and a US$1-million donation from philanthropist Beverly Nichols through her Push-Start Foundation.
Built in 1903, what has now been reclassified as the CCH, was formerly Chapelton Hospital. Primarily a maternity hospital, it serves several surrounding communities including: Summerfield, Thompson Town, Mocho, Frankfield, Nine Turns, Effort, Smithville, Blackwoods and many more within a 20-mile radius of the town.
