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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | 2:46 PMST ANDREW, Jamaica — From having to use warm water to thaw frozen blood for use in operations, to eventually being able to purchase blood warmers, the Bustamante Hospital for children in St Andrew has been saving lives through mere resourcefulness.And Shaggy, the man behind the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation that has been raising funds to assist the hospital through a charity concert since 2009, has lauded the medical practitioners there, labelling them “miracle workers”.“I am working with a really good group of professional doctors and nurses at the hospital,” said Shaggy. “Now they are not the most well-equipped, and they are not the most heavily staffed, but these people are miracle workers.”Shaggy was speaking at the Jamaica Observer’s Monday Exchange at the newspaper’s headquarters on Beechwood Avenue in St Andrew.The international recording artiste reflected on a visit to the health facility when he noticed them placing frozen blood in a pot of hot water to get it to the appropriate temperature for operation.“These are the things that they do, that are unconventional, but save lives,” Shaggy said.Dr Lambert Ennis, head of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the hospital, reiterated the resourcefulness of the doctors at the institution, saying the team at the institution are some of the best in the world.–Anika RichardsLike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver
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Shaggy says staff at Bustamante Children"s Hospital are "miracle workers"
