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Hospital matters to Bermuda Commercial Bank

Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust (BHCT) is pleased to announce that Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited (BCB) has made a donation of $250,000 to the Why it Matters campaign. Aimed at raising $40 million dollars by Spring 2014, the Why it Matters […]

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Infection traced to a spa

By Jonathan Bell An outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria that causes painful skin infections has been traced to a single worker at a particular Pembroke spa. Government last night declined

Highly-respected Dr Beresford Swan dies at 75

By Jonathan Bell Beresford Swan, a leading physician who founded the Island’s first dialysis centre — and quietly contributed to the education of many local doctors — has

Rising healthcare costs ‘should concern us all’ — BHB chairman

By Gareth Finighan The Bermuda Hospitals Board could be in debt by $200 million within five years if nothing is done to curb healthcare costs, according to the

Hospital states it did not take dead man’s organs

By Gareth Finighan Hospital chiefs have denied claims that Island doctors ‘mutilated’ the corpse of Norman Palmer, and instead insist that the dead man’s body was returned to

Health Minister reassures CCU staff

By Simon Jones The Health Minister has assured staff from Continuing Care Unit that 'under no circumstance' would they be just put out of a job. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has

Hospital project clocks up one million hours of work

By Gareth Finighan Construction crews employed on the new hospital wing have clocked up more than one million hours of work on the new facility. The Acute Care Wing

Leaflet breaks down healthcare costs

A leaflet explaining healthcare costs and how to control them is being posted out to residents this month by the Bermuda Health Council (BHeC). BHeC CEO Jennifer Attride-Stirling said

Dr Malcolm Brock to be honoured

Bermuda Health Foundation will honour son of the soil, Dr Malcolm Brock, Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine at its Annual

After seniors panic, Govt will pay out on rejected health insurance claims

By Jonathan Bell Government has agreed to pay out on $15 million worth of rejected health insurance claims after receiving a wave of calls from panicked seniors. Health Minister

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