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There’s no disputing that Gregory Simons is a caring person ideally suited to working in healthcare, although he’s spent the majority of his life with the Department of Corrections. He became a nurses’ aide at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI...

The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre will operate as normal this weekend. The Bermuda Hospitals Board said that the St David’s clinic would be open from 4pm to midnight on Good Friday and from noon to midnight on Saturday and Sunday. A BHB spokeswoman...

Laurie Smith and Muriel Williams are Occupational Health Nurses at Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB). They work to create a culture of health and safety for all BHB employees. They are among the first staff new employees meet as they conduct the pre-empl...

Dear Sir, I am a mother and grandmother, I am also 61 years old. I have suffered with sickle cell all my life. I also visit the emergency department of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital regularly when having acute chronic pains. These pains are very ...

Changes to the island’s health financing are predicted to save millions for the hospital while the Government’s mandated premiums remain unchanged, Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, announced yesterday. The revamp entails a switch from the hospital...

A $330 million cash pot is expected to be handed over to the Bermuda Hospitals Board as the Government signalled a new approach to payment for healthcare. The block grant will replace the former “fee for service” method. Kim Wilson, the Minister of H...

Applications for new services under Bermuda’s basic healthcare package have been put on hold while talks to change the scheme take place. Healthcare providers were advised of a moratorium on requests in a memo from the Bermuda Health Council last wee...

Health chiefs have admitted they failed to carry out a “reasonable search” for records about incidents that resulted in harm to patients at the island’s general hospital. The Bermuda Hospitals Board initially told The Royal Gazette, in response to a ...

Dear Sir, Please allow me some space to express my heartfelt thanks to the dedicated healthcare professionals at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. In early December, I had a medical emergency that necessitated a 911 call. The ambulance arrived at ou...

A drive to recruit young blood donors has been launched. Eyitayo Fakunle, of the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital haematology department, said people aged 18 to 24 make up only 4 per cent of blood donors. He said: “Finding young blood donors between...

Work has begun to seal a section of the roof at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Hospital management warned some sections of the General Wing will be noisy while repairs take place over several weeks. Bermuda Hospitals Board apologised for any inco...

Residents on BHB’s Gordon Ward have access to an electric scooter, thanks to a donation from Bermuda Red Cross. The donated scooter will be used by various residents who have mobility issues, to help them within and outside the hospital building. ...