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The spike in Covid-19 patients has sparked a move by the Bermuda Hospitals Board to its second-highest alert level, staff were told. A message sent on behalf of executives on Monday added that services were at risk and would be further under threat i...

The chief of staff of Bermuda’s hospitals system warned yesterday the public was running out of time to protect themselves from the worst effects of Covid-19 as a fresh wave of infections swept the island. Wesley Miller, who has the most senior medic...

Doctors revealed last night that a second “satellite” intensive care unit had been opened at the hospital in preparation for a likely surge in Covid-19 cases. Michael Richmond, the chief executive of the Bermuda Hospitals Board, said he was “confiden...

An overflow intensive care unit is to be pressed into service as the hospital braces itself for a surge in Covid-19 cases, it emerged tonight. The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute will also introduce visiting ...

A shortage of hospital beds has continued to cause delays to non-essential operations – and some patients said they were upset about the lack of notice for postponements. A patient told The Royal Gazette that she had been scheduled for surgery on Aug...

A proposed hospice to replace the ageing Agape House will be run independently, according to the Friends of Hospice. While Agape House is managed and staffed by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and supported by Friends of Hospice, the charity has said it ...

Student hospital volunteers planning to go to university to pursue careers in health have received a financial boost from the Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda. The HAB has presented scholarships to senior candystriper volunteers who are going to univer...

HSBC showed the Bermuda Hospitals Board some “Cup Match magic” in the form of cricket equipment and other goods. The bank’s Cup Match Motorcade drove passed the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Paget on Monday to set up special tables, which incl...

Visitation requirements at the hospital have been relaxed after a decline in active Covid-19 cases on the island. Wesley Miller, the Bermuda Hospital’s Board’s chief of staff, said that the board was “pleased” to allow more visitation – but that it s...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board is offering breast ultrasound for people with dense breast tissue in order to track down cancers in their early stages. BHB provided the service to its first patients last week after acquiring an automated breast ultrasoun...

Mental health benefits and services in Bermuda are not on an equal footing as those dealing with physical health, the Ministry of Health has admitted. It was responding after Tania Stafford, a former service user at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Instit...

A team of medics has been formed to support those with intellectual disabilities and their families at home. The Community Intellectual Disabilities Team consists of nurses and therapists who work together to meet the needs of the clients and their f...