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: 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 telephone … Continue reading
Sunday 22 March 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board advises the public of a temporary road closure scheduled for Tuesday 24 March 2020 on the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) campus. The closure will affect both vehicular and pedestrian through traffic from approximately 6pm until midnight. To facilitate the replacement of beds in the KEMH General … Continue reading
Friday 20 March 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board today announces that it will be further restricting visitors to its facilities, following the confirmation of two COVID-19 cases in the community. People are being advised not to visit patients or residents, other than in exceptional circumstances, such as newborns (the mother’s partner, or one close relative of … Continue reading
Wednesday 18 March 2020: The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre is accepting blood donations and encourages members of the public, who can, to donate. Some restrictions have been added due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Persons should not donate if, in the 28 days before they donate, they have: Travelled to an area with an outbreak of … Continue reading
Wednesday 18 March 2020: Bermuda Hospitals Board is today moving to an appointment-only system for routine Imaging Services and Lab tests. This doesn’t affect diagnostics for patients referred through KEMH or MWI inpatient or Emergency care. “People will no longer be able to walk in for appointments in Lab and Imaging Services, and will need … Continue reading