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Hospital authorities have issued an urgent appeal to the public to give blood because stocks have fallen. Bermuda Hospitals Board consultant haematologist Eyitayo Fakunle said: “Stocks of O positive blood in particular are currently lower than we wan...

New aquatic therapies for people with intellectual disabilities were highlighted at a recent celebration at Clearwater Beach. Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Community Intellectual Disability Team highlighted the therapies at its recent Exceptional Fall BB...

Four years of audited accounts from the Bermuda Hospitals Board are expected to be made public by the end of December, the organisation’s chief financial officer has said. Bill Shields predicted that records up to 2020 will be available and added tha...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has appointed a new head of technology ahead of the launch of an electronic medical record system. Keltie Jamieson takes over the role of chief hospital information officer, a post left vacant since 2015. Ms Jamieson, who ...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s hyperbaric chamber has reopened after being closed for more than two weeks. It was announced on September 3 that the chamber, which is used to treat decompression diving accidents and some wounds, would close for two w...

Two Bermudians are set to be appointed to senior manager positions at the Bermuda Hospitals Board. It is understood that Bill Shields, the board’s chief financial officer, and Anthony Fitzgerald, vice-president of clinical operations, will be leaving...

Eight students on their way to becoming health professionals have been granted more than $100,000 in scholarships. The Bermuda Hospitals Board yesterday gave out the scholarships, most of which were the BHB General Scholarship, offering $10,000 for o...

A clinic set up to treat patients with mental health issues and chronic conditions has helped 145 patients in the last year. The Integrated Healthcare Clinic, which runs out of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre at Southside, was established in July 2...

A hyperbaric chamber used after diving accidents and for some wound care patients will close tomorrow for more than two weeks. The Bermuda Hospitals Board announced that the equipment will be available again on September 19. A spokeswoman explained: ...

Health agencies are working to ensure that a specialist ear, nose and throat surgeon is brought to the island as soon as possible, according to the Government. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, spoke out after doctors last month expressed alarm tha...

The lack of a specialist ear, nose and throat surgeon on the island could cost lives, according to the Bermuda Medical Doctor’s Association. The organisation, which represents Bermuda’s physicians, also warned that deficiencies in the system to compe...

Almost 40 Bermudian students from a wide range of academic disciplines found employment with the Bermuda Hospitals Board for its summer student programme. Programme manager Asia Ming-Raynor said that 38 interns studying at 29 different institutions ...