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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...

A sick Navy sailor who was brought to Bermuda for treatment is making good progress. The 34-year-old man was airlifted from the naval vessel by US Coastguard crews on Saturday morning and transferred to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Bermuda Radi...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board turns the spotlight on ethics this week as the organisation’s staff focuses on the rights of patients to make informed decisions about their care. From today to Saturday, medical ethics expert Dr Christy Simpson, head of t...

The causeway was reopened briefly this afternoon so a man with a “serious medical condition” could be rushed from St David’s to hospital. Superintendent Martin Weekes said the police and emergency services were able to reopen the crossing with the as...

Ambulances will be based at the western and eastern fire stations during and after Hurricane Gonzalo, Bermuda Fire and Rescue has said. Two emergency medical technicians from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital are manning the vehicle in the west end ...

The campaign to fund the hospital’s new Acute Care Wing has been given a $3 million boost by Arch Capital Group and the XL Group. The joint donation was the latest contribution to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust’s (BHCT) Why it Matters campaig...

Suspected black widow spiders, likely to be the lookalike brown widow, were found yesterday nestled in benches outside the new emergency room doors at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The final word on the spiders’ identity rests with Government en...

The hospital’s Emergency Department is being abused by patients with non-urgent ailments that could be treated by a GP, it has been claimed. And the practice is causing the cost of healthcare to increase because insurance companies are having to jack...

The gift shop has opened in the lobby of the hospital’s new acute care wing. The Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda said the store was bigger and stocked with an “exciting” new range of items. The shop also now offers a self-service coffee bar and baked...