Not one patient with a life-threatening injury arrived at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at the weekend, The Royal Gazette has been told.

Despite Hurricane Fabian wreaking havoc across the Island on Friday, only patients with minor injuries turned up at the emergency ward requiring treatment with not one person admitted to the Intensive Care Unit as a result of the storm.

"God has been truly good to us," a hospital spokeswoman said yesterday.

"Not one person came through our doors with life threatening injuries. We have been pleasantly surprised only to receive people with minor injuries.

"A lot of those who were admitted had cuts and bruises as a result of falls or being hit by flying objects. But many of those injuries were relatively minor, people had obviously been listening to the advice to stay indoors."

Fallen debris made reaching the hospital difficult once the storm had struck on Friday afternoon and through early parts of Saturday, but as the roads cleared so the numbers of patients shot up.

But despite the influx of the injured on Saturday, by yesterday the admission rates quickly returned to a "normal Sunday level".

Extra personnel were required to work over the weekend but staffing levels returned to normal by the end of the weekend.

The spokeswoman said that the majority of staff had been able to make it into the hospital although some workers from the east end were stranded until Saturday when a temporary ferry service was set up through a boat company.

And she added that hospital workers had gone beyond the call of duty to keep care levels high despite the stormy conditions outside.

"We have had some outstanding staff working this weekend who have exceeded all expectations of them," she added.

"They have been wonderful here and we are very pleased with how many of them have done so much.

"A lot of people have had to work double shifts and we are grateful to them."

Bermuda Health Board chairman Jonathan Brewin shared that view.

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank our employees for their hard work during this difficult period," he said.

"They have worked tirelessly through the night to care for our patients and keep them comfortable."

The hospital building itself sustained some damage during the storm although not enough was inflicted to threaten staff safety nor patient care.

Windows in the Human Resource Department on the fifth floor were blown in and a number of others were boarded up.

Two babies were also born during the hurricane weekend, one on Saturday, one Sunday - both are reported to be healthy.

Animals at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo were shaken but left unharmed as Fabian battered their north shore home.

Power was kept up with back up generators while volunteers and staff flooded in to the Flatt's facility to help with debris clear-up.

Head aquarist Jennifer Gray said: "The wallabies were particularly stressed, jumping around being fidgety and nervous.

"The birds knew when to come down from their perches, they all came down at a certain point."

Curator Brian Lightbourne said there was minor structural damage but the hurricane plan had worked.

"We are very happy we have not lost any animals. We had tremendous support from volunteers for the clean up."