Thursday 22 December 2022: Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) hosted a successful job fair and speed interviewing event on Tuesday 20 December at the Hamilton Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall. The jobs fair ran all day from 9am to 6pm, and over 300 members of the community attended. Organised by BHB’s People Directorate (Human Resources), over … Continue reading
Wednesday 21 December 2022: Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI) is collaborating with Habitat for Humanity and the Anglican Church of Bermuda to provide community-based housing, programmes and support for people with mental health challenges. The tripartite partnership project will see the old St. James’ Church rectory at Somerset Bridge redesigned and renovated as … Continue reading
Friday 9 December 2022: A procedure developed by Bermuda Hospitals Board nurses was presented at the British Geriatrics Society Autumn Conference on 17 November. It will be published in the Society’s Age and Ageing Journal in a few months. The abstract, ‘A Novel Pressure Injury Care Bundle for Dependent Patients with Pressure Injuries in Bermuda’, … Continue reading
Thursday 8 December 2022: Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI) is being recognised as a leader in providing remote mental health services among islands in the Caribbean region. In November, Karen Grant Simmons, director of mental health services for Bermuda Hospitals Board, presented on telehealth in psychiatry at a virtual meeting of the Nurses Association of the … Continue reading
Monday 5 December 2022: Following the end of the public health emergency laws, BHB updated its COVID-19 guidance for patients and visitors from 1 December. BHB has also returned to alert level 1 (the lowest level), for the first time since 2020. Chief of Staff Dr Wesley Miller comments: “Although public health emergency laws ended … Continue reading
Thursday 1 December 2022: Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) is asking people with O positive blood to donate as stocks of this blood type are running low. Donors and potential donors are asked to call 236-5067 to make an appointment. If you are unsure about your blood type but are willing to donate, please contact the … Continue reading