Friday 11 September 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board road traffic accident statistics for June and July 2020 are as follows: Total cases seen in the Emergency Department (at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre): June – 96, July-133 Number of cases admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: June -1, July … Continue reading
Thursday 6 August 2020: BHB today officially ‘switched on’ its new oxygenator and thanked the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Foundation for donating the $1 million needed for the equipment, which doubles the oxygen capacity of the hospitals and prepares it should there be a second surge of COVID-19 patients in the hospital. The oxygenator arrived … Continue reading
Wednesday 5 August 2020: BHB today announces that Agape House patients have been temporarily relocated to Curtis Ward in the KEMH General Wing for about a month, while work is undertaken at the Agape House facility. Work will include some basic maintenance and the building will be tented for fumigation nearer the end of August. … Continue reading
Monday 3 August 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) today announces that, given the sustained low prevalence of COVID-19 in Bermuda, that it will allow more visitation over increased hours for acute care patients at KEMH from Tuesday 4 August 2020. Acute care patients in the Acute Care Wing units (Ace Barber, Ascendent Partner Re, Catlin … Continue reading
Tuesday 28 July 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) today announces that a consultation has been launched on a draft Code of Practice (the Code) relating to the Mental Health Act 1968 and subsequent amendments. As allowed by the Act, the Minister of Health has delegated the responsibility of completing the consultation on the draft Code … Continue reading
Friday 24 July 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board advises the public of a temporary road closure scheduled for Monday 27 July 2020 on the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) campus. The closure will affect vehicular traffic from approximately 8am to 6pm. A crane will be positioned on the KEMH through road between the ambulance bays … Continue reading