Tuesday 21 May 2019: Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) announces the appointment of Andrew Jamieson, MRCP(UK) PhD, as a consultant endocrinologist on an initial two-year contract. Dr Jamieson started on 4 May, filling the vacancy left in 2018 with the departure of Annabel Fountain, MD. Dr Jamieson, from Paisley, Scotland, received his degree in medicine from … Continue reading
6 May 2019: Bermuda Hospitals Board today gave an update on activity of its clinical affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine International, which now includes a continuing medical education programme for physicians in Bermuda, a residency programme and service improvements in areas such as stroke and psychiatry. Venetta Symonds, CEO, comments: “I’m excited that we are … Continue reading
2 May 2019: Did you know that there is a team of nurses at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with specialist training in needle and catheter insertion? Commonly referred to as the intravenous (IV) nursing team, these nurses are called in when patients with blood vessels that are difficult to access need IV treatment and … Continue reading
26 April 2019: Bermuda Hospitals Board road traffic accidents for the month of March 2019 are as follows: Total cases seen in the Emergency Department at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre – 127 No one was admitted to the ICU and no one had to be transferred overseas … Continue reading
17 April 2019: There’s no disputing that Gregory Simons is a caring person ideally suited to working in healthcare, although he’s spent the majority of his life with the Department of Corrections. He became a nurses’ aide at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI) five years ago, having retired from Westgate Correctional Facility after 24 years … Continue reading
16 April 2019: The Bermuda Hospitals Board wishes the public a safe holiday weekend. If urgent medical care is required we remind you that the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre (UCC) in St David’s will keep its normal operating hours – from 4pm to midnight on Good Friday and from noon to midnight on Saturday and Sunday. … Continue reading