{
  "id": 6550658,
  "title": "Patient surge swamps UHWI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/patient-surge-swamps-uhwi",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-10T05:07:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260910/patient-surge-swamps-uhwi"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jamaica’s primary regional referral facility, the 579-bed University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), is urging members of the public to seek alternative care as a massive influx of patients overwhelms its emergency services. The hospital, in a release yesterday, advised the public that it was “currently experiencing patient volumes beyond its normal capacity”.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jamaica Gleaner",
        "title": "Patient surge swamps UHWI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/patient-surge-swamps-uhwi-6564509",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:07:36.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}