Log In

Always striving to meet and exceed international standards, Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is pleased to announce that the Centre has successfully earned the Bermuda National Standards Committee (BNSC) Certification for a second time. The Centre fi...

Failure to identify and manage children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder could have lifelong effects, the head of a local health organisation said yesterday. Simone Barton, the chief executive of the Bermuda Heart Foundation, said that ...

Six confirmed or suspected cases of flu have been treated at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this week, the Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night. A spokeswoman said four confirmed or suspected cases were reported on Monday, with one confirme...

A passenger who lost consciousness on a flight is recovering today on a general ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The victim, a 49-year-old Jamaican woman, took ill on a JetBlue flight from Antigua to New York yesterday. The flight diverted ...

A $20 million increase in health spending failed to deliver a healthier Bermuda, it was feared yesterday. The 2018 National Health Accounts Report showed the total public and private expenditure neared $723 million in 2016-17. Bermuda was third behin...

Parents were urged to find out the facts when the health minister called on them to ensure their families were vaccinated today. Kim Wilson said misinformation and hearsay meant people had become resistant to life-saving preventive treatment. The Dep...

Almost $9 million worth of contracts covering a four-year period have been handed out by the Bermuda Hospitals Board, it has been revealed. Cleaning and landscape companies, management services and external medical training were all included in the l...

Influenza cases have jumped, the chief of staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board has confirmed. Michael Richmond, the Chief of Staff and acting chief executive at the BHB, said that the speed and virulence was a concern. He added: “This has not been ...

A total of $1.5 million is to be paid to a professional services firm to help hospitals management to ease bed shortages and cut down on surgery cancellations. The Bermuda Hospitals Board has signed up international company KPMG on a six-month contr...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board in experiencing “a high number of people being admitted with complications from suspected and confirmed flu”. A statement follows: Dr Michael Richmond, Chief of Staff and Acting CEO, comments: “What is most concerning is ...