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Hi-tech thermal detectors have been introduced in hospitals as part of a pilot programme to measure temperatures without contact with staff. The Bermuda Hospitals Board said two brands of monitor have been in use since Christmas Eve – two at the King...

An efficiency drive at the Bermuda Hospitals Board saved almost $30 million in less than three years, a spokeswoman has said. She added that a contract with professional services firm KPMG, which included work to reduce expenses, will run until 2023 ...

Two patients have tested positive for the coronavirus in one of Bermuda Hospitals Board’s “long-term care areas”, it was revealed tonight. The cases came despite a BHB ban on long-term patients at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute and the King Edwa...

People with disabilities were in the spotlight today with a special motorcade to mark an international celebration. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said: “As a healthcare professional working with some the most vulnerab...

Big-hearted staff at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute were yesterday praised by a patient inspired by a call to keep sharing kindness in the wake of Mental Health Awareness Week. The woman, who asked not to be named, said nurses at MWI made Mother...

Bermuda’s top magistrate called for better mental health treatment options for people with intellectual disabilities after he was forced to hold a mentally challenged man in Westgate because he was kicked out of a group home. Senior magistrate Juan W...

The island’s top nurse praised her staff yesterday for their selfless devotion to duty over the Covid-19 crisis. Judy Richardson said she had never been so proud to be a member of the profession. Ms Richardson added: “We have not shied away from the ...

Fire crews were called to the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute in Devonshire this morning. A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said the call was received just after 9.50am. He added that three fire engines were sent from the Hamilton s...

Better services for people with special needs will include treatment in their own homes, MPs heard yesterday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, explained that an additional grant to the Bermuda Hospitals Board of $1.2 million will pay for the devel...

Dear Sir, It was with some dismay I read the article published on November 28 with the headline “MWI refuses to admit mentally ill man”. While I cannot discuss individual patient details, I feel it is important that the community understands that any...

The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute got into the holiday spirit by partnering with Youth Vision for the sixth year in a row to present the “Cup Match at MWI Experience”. But this year, the partnership has expanded to include the Living Legends Camp ...

Hospitals have joined the list of places off-limits to drones from today. The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority made areas around the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Paget and the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute in Devonshire no-fly zones for con...