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Four years ago, Raymond Evans began suffering from a “gagging feeling” which was so bad that he took himself to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s emergency room.
“They said there was nothing wrong,” said the 62-year-old. “I left. I told myself it w...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
John Pacheco's complaint dates back to September 2007, when he says he suffered kidney failure during a stay at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The 53-year-old, who has had both legs and seven fingers amputated due to poor circulation caused by hi...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Michael DeCosta and his two siblings regret that their elderly father Edward ever went into King Edward VII Memorial in December 2009.
The 84-year-old had Lou Gehrig’s disease, which is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, meaning he’d lost c...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Jump rope workshops to encourage cardiac health are getting a boost from the Argus Group.
US jump athletes the Comet Skippers will be flown to the Island as part of the Bermuda Heart Foundation’s ‘Jump 2B Fit’ programme.
The Bermuda Heart Foundation ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Nurses at King Edward VII Memorial are offering free health screenings tomorrow in honour of Healthy Heart Month.
The screenings will be in the hospital lobby between 11am and 2pm and will include tests for blood pressure, blood sugar, weight circumf...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Residents are being offered free health screenings at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) as part of Healthy Heart Month.
Nurses will offer the screenings in the hospital lobby between 11am and 20pm on Wednesday.
“Heart disease is the number one...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Patient satisfaction with acute care services at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital rose last year, according to figures released yesterday.
A survey carried out on behalf of Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) found that levels of satisfaction increased in...
DATE: Feb 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital yesterday unveiled its new diagnostic scanner.
The $1.48 million GE Discovery 128-slice CT machine provides faster scan times and a reduction in radiation doses of up to 50 percent.
The scanner is twice as powerful ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Seven children aged younger than 15 caught sexually transmitted diseases in 2011.
Six of them, all in the 10-14 age bracket, got confirmed cases of chlamydia, health officials revealed yesterday as they urged parents to teach their children better se...
DATE: Feb 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Opposition MP Louise Jackson has called on Bermuda Hospitals Board to make public a report by US experts on the state of the Continuing Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
She said yesterday she welcomed the news that experts from Massach...
DATE: Feb 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
