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King Edward VII Memorial Hospital

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"Watchdog group welcomes closing of Continuing Care Unit"

Hospital watchdog Bermuda Health Advocacy Group has applauded moves by Government to shut down an ageing hospital wing which provides long-term care to elderly patients. Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin announced the move last week, claiming t...
Jul 16, 2013
Health

"Hospital’s billing system under scrutiny"

A “fee-for-service” billing system at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is being reviewed by health chiefs who claim that it “incentivised” physicians to carry out tests and invasive examinations on patients in order to increase the hospital’s revenu...
Jul 16, 2013
Health

"Continuing Care Unit to close"

Government is to shut down the Continuing Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital because it is “not fit for purpose” and “inappropriate” to keep elderly patients there. Announcing the decision, Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin said tha...
Jul 15, 2013
Health

"MP DeSilva defends how hospital was run under his watch"

Former Health Minister Zane DeSilva has said that the Progressive Labour Party never pretended the hospital did not have its share of problems. However, he said the facility made forward progress during the party’s time in power. “The hospital is a v...
Jul 15, 2013
Politics

"MPs face likely lengthy session as hospitals are debated"

Parliamentarians could be in for a long night when the state of the Island’s hospitals is debated in the House of Assembly during today’s session. Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin has put forward a take note motion on a review of the Bermuda H...
Jul 05, 2013
Other

"A glimpse of hospital’s new wing"

The public has been given a sneak peek at the new building at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this week as a section of the protective mesh around the construction site was removed. Work on the $247 million project is ongoing, and the building ...
Jul 04, 2013
Other

"Dr Wade feels your pain"

Orthopaedic surgeon Jheri Wade knows well the pain of being barred from playing sports due to a sports injury. A couple of years ago he was playing cricket in Trinidad and collided with another player. He ripped his Achilles tendon and soon found hi...
Jun 24, 2013
Other

"Youngsters raise more than $3,000 to support hospital project"

Bermuda’s young people have raised more than $3,000 to support the King Edward VII Memorial redevelopment project. Schools across the Island held fundraising events for the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust’s (BHCT) Why it Matters campaign, which is...
Jun 21, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"A big thank you to KEMH"

June 18, 2013 Dear Sir, I would like to highlight the exceptional service I received at King Edward VII Memorial in April. Not only were the doctors and nurses accommodating, but also the staff from the Dietary Department as well as the nurses aides...
Jun 20, 2013
Health

"Island is in need of more blood donors"

Only around two percent of Bermuda residents are responsible for the Island’s entire supply of donated blood, according to Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin. Speaking to mark World Blood Donor Day, Ms Gordon Pamplin said that while in most deve...
Jun 18, 2013
Other

"Catlin gives hospital fund $1m boost"

Catlin Group Limited has donated $1 million to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust’s (BHCT) fundraising campaign. The charity is hoping to raise $40 million to help transform King Edward VII Memorial into a world-class facility by next year. The W...
Jun 12, 2013
Other

"Portion of new build at KEMH revealed"

A portion of the new build at King Edward VII Memorial was yesterday unveiled to the public. Scaffolding and green debris netting at the northern end of the new acute wing was removed at the two highest stories. Views of the new build can be seen fro...
Jun 05, 2013
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