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Motorists were delayed in the area of Point Finger Road and Berry Hill, Paget, after a heavy truck was reported to have overturned in a single-vehicle accident. “Around 3.50pm, police officers were dispatched to a reported single-vehicle collision on...

Dear Sir, In mid-February I was involved in a life-threatening medical situation and for five days I was unable to wash or shave and couldn’t reach the telephone which was in another room. Eventually thanks to my boss at work and my landlord, the am...

Work at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on Monday will impact vehicular and foot traffic at the hospital campus. A hospital spokeswoman advised the public to use the main entrance in the Acute Care Wing (ACW) on Point Finger Road. “Access to t...

The number of patients receiving dialysis treatment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has risen by 207 per cent in a little more than decade — and is expected to increase further. The facility is treating 166 patients, compared with 54 patients i...

A hospital patient says he is being discharged prematurely to the Salvation Army homeless facility. The man told The Royal Gazette that his undiagnosed condition leaves him with no strength in his legs. Although medical staff had tried to get him on ...

Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson has called on Government to consider penalising families who abandon elderly relatives in hospital and providing incentives to those who look after them. The call comes after Health Minister Jeanne Atherden revealed ...

Elderly patients are being abandoned at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, causing a shortage of beds that has led to the postponement of surgeries, Health Minister Jeanne Atherden told the House of Assembly. “Our hospital is being used as a residenc...

Dear Sir, I was unfortunately required to spend some recent time in the hospital at KEMH. However, I wish to extend much thanks and appreciation to the wonderful staff on the “Caitlin-Lindo” ward. The staff were highly professional and it was a pleas...

Ambulance services are now present at both ends of the Island, Premier Michael Dunkley has announced alongside Health Minister Jeanne Atherden. “While the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service emergency medical technicians could respond from multiple loc...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) announced that it will be disposing of condemned equipment, including furniture and fixtures, in the coming weeks. A BHB spokeswoman said yesterday afternoon: “Mindful of the need to cut costs, a thorough salvaging p...

For the first time in the history of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, the maternity ward is now equipped with two modern operating rooms, Bermuda Hospitals Board has announced. Dale Wilmot, BHB’s chief of obstetrics, hailed the completion of the tw...

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd has donated $250,000 to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust. The charity is conducting what it describes as the biggest fundraising campaign in the Island’s history, as it attempts to raise $40 million over three y...