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The patient safety of our healthcare in Bermuda is on par with the standards of hospitals in Canada.
Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has maintained its accreditation according to a preliminary report from Accreditation Canada.
Five surveyors spent fiv...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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Bermuda Hospitals Board yesterday announced the successful accreditation of its digital mammography unit at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) by the American College of Radiology (ACR) the gold standard for mammography departments across N...
DATE: Jul 06, 2011
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Schools are key when it comes to directly influencing the health of our future generations, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva has made a ministerial statement to the House of Assembly highlighting the need for coordinated health p...
DATE: Jun 27, 2011
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Former Senate President Alfred Oughton, who produced perhaps “the most authentic” healthcare report in the Island’s history, has been honoured with a Salute to Service Award.
The Bermuda Health Foundation (BHF) held an awards luncheon yesterday and ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2011
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Mom Crystal Outerbridge says her prayers have been answered after doctors discovered a potential cure for the rare condition that threatens to leave her son blind.
Ms Outerbridge says she’s overjoyed that six-year-old son Zyare could be given “a new...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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An organisation for multiple sclerosis sufferers is on a mission to bring a specialist doctor to the Island to help people with the disease.
The Bermuda MS Society is hoping to determine how many residents are affected by the potentially debilitatin...
DATE: Jun 17, 2011
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Bermudian workers will be used throughout the design, construction and operation phases of the new hospital project, according to a development boss.
Barry New, the general manager of Paget Health Services, said local design consultant firms and bus...
DATE: Jun 16, 2011
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The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre is marking World Blood Donor Day on June 14 by calling for at least 900 new donors.
Susan de Verteuil, pathology nurse at the centre, said there are currently about 1,100 donors in Bermuda, or two percent of the populat...
DATE: Jun 13, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former United Bermuda Party politician is to manage a $1 billion budget as a director at a Canadian government health agency.
Neville Darrell has been appointed to the South East Local Health Integration Network in Ontario, and begins the voluntary...
DATE: Jun 08, 2011
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva has praised the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute for its efforts integrating patients into the community.
Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly MWI’s 15 community group homes across the Island allow 116 people to lead norm...
DATE: Jun 07, 2011
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