Queen Elizabeth Hospital Paediatric Ward Project
Rotary Club of Barbados South Donates $95,000 in Equipment to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Paediatric Unit!!!
The Rotary Club of Barbados South, in collaboration with its network of generous corporate and individual sponsors, officially handed over specialized infant care equipment valued at $95,000 to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Paediatric Ward.
The project, conceptualized by the family of the club’s Past President Michael Trotman, was executed to provide the hospital’s pediatric team with immediate needs to improve infant care and create lasting community impact.
The donation included:
- bassinets for premature newborns,
- reclining chairs for mothers to provide ‘kangaroo care’(skin-to-skin) to low birth-weight babies,
- medical grade cribs and mattresses for infants and young children,
- triad treatment chairs for children requiring dialysis and cancer treatment, and
- bedside cabinets for the comfort of in-patient children and their parents.
These items were acquired after strategic consultation with the Shaw Centre for Paediatric Excellence. The Rotary Project Committee worked closely with Dr. Clyde Cave, Dr. Gillian Birchwood, Dr. Angela Jennings, Dr. Erin Trotman, and Ms. Nicole Inabinet of the QEH to determine the specific needs and specifications for the ward.
Speaking at the handover on October 21, 2025, Past President of the Rotary Club of Barbados South, Marcell Murrell, underscored the value of enhancing healthcare delivery for Barbados’ youngest citizens. “Every baby deserves a sound and safe start to be the best version of themselves. This donation reflects our deep commitment to community wellbeing and to ensuring every child in Barbados has access to quality healthcare,” Murrell said. PP Murrell also highlighted that the donation was a testament of how partnerships between the private sector and civil society, are viable pathways to transforming paediatric care in Barbados.
He expressed gratitude to the project’s major sponsors including CIBC Caribbean, Sagicor Life, and the Trotman family of Michael Trotman, Maria Trotman, and Dr. Erin Trotman - and to the contributors including TD Reinsurance (Barbados) Ltd, Young Estates Ltd, Invest Barbados, The Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union, Trident Insurance, Cidel Bank and Trust, Courtesy Garage and Harris Paints.
“We thank you for sharing our vision of caring for the community, particularly our youth, and for believing in the importance of leaving the world better than we found it.”
Chief Country Manager for CIBC Kemar Polius, who was also present, expressed that the bank was happy to support the project, as it fits nicely with the pillars on which their ComTrust Foundation operates, these pillars being health, wellness, youth and education.