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Seven babies made their debut at the hospital in the space of just 24 hours, it was revealed yesterday. The births of five boys and two girls happened between Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. A Bermud...

Dear Sir, I have heard many stories about our hospital from many different people, mostly to do with the elderly. I would like for someone to do a study of how many deaths were recorded in the worst year, when general practitioners were allowed to te...

Six confirmed or suspected cases of flu have been treated at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this week, the Bermuda Hospitals Board said last night. A spokeswoman said four confirmed or suspected cases were reported on Monday, with one confirme...

Almost $9 million worth of contracts covering a four-year period have been handed out by the Bermuda Hospitals Board, it has been revealed. Cleaning and landscape companies, management services and external medical training were all included in the l...

Dear Sir, I am writing in response to the letter published on January 14, when a writer told of his friend’s mother’s care on a ward and in Emergency. We are very concerned about what was experienced, and ask that the friend of the writer contact ou...

Dear Sir, I am writing to correct the headline and some information in yesterday’s front-page article about the KPMG contract. I am sorry it has to be through a Letter to the Editor, as we did try to explain the contract as clearly as we could before...

A total of $1.5 million is to be paid to a professional services firm to help hospitals management to ease bed shortages and cut down on surgery cancellations. The Bermuda Hospitals Board has signed up international company KPMG on a six-month contr...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board in experiencing “a high number of people being admitted with complications from suspected and confirmed flu”. A statement follows: Dr Michael Richmond, Chief of Staff and Acting CEO, comments: “What is most concerning is ...

Dear Sir, During the Christmas holidays, I was having a great time visiting friends and family until Boxing Day night. We were all saying how we were really enjoying the holidays, but as we sat and talked, a young man came in and joined the table of ...

The chief executive of the Bermuda Hospitals Board has taken a three-month break on medical grounds. Venetta Symonds has been off work since December 15 and is expected to return on March 18. Michael Richmond, the board’s chief of staff, is acting CE...

Dear Sir, We are in a critical health situation, along with our other crises. Face it, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is not working. There are simply not enough beds and I was there this week in the emergency room, sitting in an alcove for nine h...

A hospital staff member was fired after a report into an alleged assault on an elderly patient, according to the Bermuda Hospitals Board. A BHB spokeswoman confirmed that the matter was investigated last year and properly reported. The spokeswoman sa...