Wednesday 8 April: Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has provided a further update on its announcement regarding the temporary closure of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre: BHB’s priority is to have enough nurses and doctors at KEMH to keep emergency services running at this time when we expect emergency and critical care services to come … Continue reading
Wednesday 8 April 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) today announces that all 30 rooms of the Ace Barber Unit in the Acute Care Wing have been converted to negative pressure rooms. This upgrade dramatically decreases the possibility of infection spreading on the ward. Creating a negative pressure within a room results in the air being confined … Continue reading
Saturday 4 April 2020: Following the announcement that Bermuda has entered a state of emergency, BHB is suspending services at the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre from Saturday 4 April 2020. This is being done in order to focus much needed resources on the KEMH Emergency Department. Dr Chikezie Dean Okereke, Chief of Emergency, comments: … Continue reading
Friday 3 April 2020: The statement below was given at the Premier’s Press Conference on Friday 3 April by BHB Clinical Psychologist Dr Cherita Rayner. In an effort to continue to provide appropriate mental health services and limit client presence on the MWI campus, services are being offered in modified ways: Adult Mental Health MWI … Continue reading
Wednesday 1 April 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) Emergency Department, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the Chief Medical Officer and the island’s primary care providers, has created an easy-to-follow one-page self-assessment guide for members of the community who are concerned they may be infected with COVID-19. The COVID-19 Patient Symptom Check List and … Continue reading
Tuesday 31 March 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Child & Adolescent Services (CAS) team is offering telephone support for families with children who are worried or fearful about the COVID-19 pandemic. CAS offers mental health services for children up to 18 years old. Usually delivering services from the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI), the CAS team offering … Continue reading