 The management of the Millennium Heights Medical Complex began the first in a series of town hall meetings organized as informative sessions for the public. The board responsible for the management of the facility engaged the curious contributors as they fielded questions about the facility's operations. The board is planning to use these engagements as a learning curve to help improve the services offered at the facilities. The first session was held at the Grosjele Human Resource Center where various matters were addressed. Chair person Joanna Reynolds-Atherton says the meetings represent the facility's attempts to demonstrate leadership and openness as well as getting recommendations and opinions on its operations. In short we believe that your voice counts. The intention is to bring power to the people to find ways to allow the public to be part of the process of delivering improved services. We are hoping that to engage the public to provide us with answers to some of the questions because we do not know all the answers. Chief Executive Officer of the MHMC Dr. Dexter James started off by echoing the chairperson sentiments in relation to public involvement in the improvement of the medical facility. Using a PowerPoint presentation Dr. James provided a description and explanation of the various services provided by the facility. Today your facility admits over 6,000 patients. We provide at least 15,000 outpatient visit services. A&E or accident emergency department sees about 18,000 patients a year. We do about 1,900 surgeries per year and we have about 94. This is under 100 patients today on Himo dialysis services or dialysis services run from about 7 in the morning right back until 2, 3 in the AM sorry 7 AM to 3 AM. This is a fairly busy facility. We make sure that all patients receive the 3 and 4 hours of treatment so that the care is not compromised at all. The MHMC team fielded questions from its audience in attendance and online. The Millennium Heights Medical Complex will be hosting a similar event on Tuesday 24th October at the Castries City Hall. From the Communication Unit of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Early Affairs, I'm Sant Justin.