Thursday 22 April 2021: Bermuda Hospitals Board is upgrading its mammography service with a new 3D unit and possibly the island’s first automated breast ultrasound unit (ABUS). The Pristina 3D mammography unit and the Ivenia ABUS, both from manufacturer GE, will be installed this month. To make room for the new units, the old 2D … Continue reading
Monday 19 April 2021: Following a deep clean over the weekend, the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre opened back up at noon today and resumed normal operating hours of noon to 8pm in the week and 9am to 9pm on weekends. We are very sorry for the inconvenience of the interruption of services over the … Continue reading
Saturday 17 April 2021: Bermuda Hospitals Board today advises that the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre will not be open for the rest of this weekend. The closure is to enable a deep clean following a COVID-19 case in the facility. We are following all usual procedures for unexpected exposures. We apologise for the short … Continue reading
Sunday 4 April 2021: Bermuda Hospitals Board today urged families to take their loved ones home for discharge today to ensure there is enough space for people who require hospital care, and urged everyone over 16 to get vaccinated in order to protect against serious illness and death, and keep hospitalisations down. People are also … Continue reading
Tuesday 30 March 2021: BHB today provides a further update as it responds to the large surge in COVID-19 cases. Actions undertaken are to limit potential transmission within the BHB environment and protect vulnerable residents and patients, and also to be prepared should hospitalisations rise. Chief of Staff Dr Wesley Miller comments: “Our initial response … Continue reading
Monday 29 March 2021: Due to the large surge of positive COVID-19 cases in the community, BHB will be ceasing all visiting from noon today, Monday 29 March, for acute inpatient units at KEMH and MWI, other than in exceptional circumstances such as end of life or young children. Visiting to long term care units, … Continue reading