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Eliza Jane Lusher was born 15 years before the abolition of slavery. History tells us that she was a woman of fearless courage whose work during two yellow fever epidemics sets her apart in the history of Bermuda’s nurses. When she married John Henry...

Dear Sir, There is a beauty in numerous nationalities coming together with a unified aim. The Department of Statistics informed us on International Nurses Day that King Edward VII Memorial Hospital employs 514 nurses from 29 different countries. Thi...

Bermuda Hospitals Board this week performed 3D mammograms for the first time this week. BHB upgraded its digital mammography unit to provide an imaging test that combines multiple X-rays to create a three-dimensional picture of the breast. Renee Butt...

A total of 88 per cent of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 over the last few weeks were not vaccinated, the Bermuda Hospitals Board revealed today. The BHB said 81 patients treated between March 14 to May 1 had not had the vaccine, 10, or 11...

The Royal Naval Hospital in Ireland Island South, Bermuda, was built in 1818 for the sick and wounded seamen and marines of Her Majesty’s Ships. It was also used for the artisans employed on Ireland Island. It was designed with four wards, each holdi...

“Limited visitation” will be allowed from Sunday for acute care and long term care patients at the island’s hospitals. Bermuda Hospitals Board announced the move as the island’s coronavirus cases dropped enough to relax restrictions. Two visitors can...

The Opposition yesterday raised a red flag over the low number of healthcare staff who have had the Covid-19 vaccine. Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance’s shadow health minister, said he was concerned after The Royal Gazette revealed that onl...

The ability to detect breast cancer has been boosted with new hi-tech 3D unit and what could be the island’s first automated breast ultrasound unit. The machines will be installed at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this month. A hospital spokes...

A law firm has donated $25,000 to help fund the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s vaccination programme. The money was presented to the board’s charitable foundation this week by Appleby and will be used to pay for staff salaries and administrative costs. Th...

A fundraising campaign for a Covid-19 vaccination programme has received a welcome shot in the arm thanks to the fundraising efforts of a local insurance company. Coralisle Group Insurance has $25,000 to the Bermuda Hospital Board Charitable Foundati...

“Valid questions” and “understandable concerns” may account for why half the nurses and more than a quarter of the doctors employed by Bermuda Hospitals Board have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to hospital chiefs. Dr Wesley Miller...

ZipX Bermuda has donated $10,000 in response to the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Foundation appeal for funding to support the operations of BHB’s King Edward VII Memorial Hospital vaccination clinic. Kevin Smith, managing director at ZipX, said: “We ...