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No ISO chambers were available to safely transport Bimini patient
There were no ISO chambers in the country to safely transport a COVID-19 patient from Bimini earlier this week, Air Ambulance Services CEO Dr. Frank Walkine said. The patient, Kim Johnson-Rolle, died shortly after arriving on New Providence after waiting 24 hours to be airlifted. [...]
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Air ambulance prepared for increase in family island flights
Air Ambulance Services (AAS) President Dr. Franklyn Walkine said yesterday that the company is prepared for an increase in demand for flights to transfer suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients on Family lslands. According to Walkine, since the country's borders reopened on July 1, the company [...]
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Loss of night flights 'impeded' tourism, business and GB rebuild
Stakeholders are calling for operational times at Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) to be extended by at least two hours. Presently, operations at GBIA shut down at 6 p.m. Grand Bahama News learned that if an airline or private aircraft operator submits a request for operations to extend beyond that time, an additional fee is charged. ...
Gibson laments state of Long Isl. healthcare
Gibson laments state of Long Isl. healthcare
Following a tragic car accident that claimed the lives of three young men on Long Island last weekend, Long Island MP Adrian Gibson urged officials to complete much-needed repairs to the two local clinics and address the response time of air ambulance services. "We have all heard the complaints related to this tragedy," he said in the House ...
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Bahamas Wellness Health System Announces Royal College of Surgeons Fellow Dr. Williams-Lockhart, Clinical Director
Bahamas Wellness Health System Announces Royal College of Surgeons Fellow Dr. Williams-Lockhart, Clinical Director
Former flight service physician, acute care specialist and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Dr. Susan Williams-Lockhart has been appointed Clinical Director of the Bahamas Wellness Clinic with responsibility for its Mobile Medicine Division, House Call Doctors...
Concierge Emergency Medical Service officially opens
Concierge Emergency Medical Service officially opens
Alert International Official Opening Ceremony was held on Friday, February 26, 2016 in the Port Lucaya Marketplace and will provide premium concierge emergency medical health care services to visitors, international residents and locals alike.
NHI vital benefits plan revealed
NHI vital benefits plan revealed
Family Guardian President Lyrone Burrows on Tuesday night outlined the much-anticipated "vital benefits plan" (VBP) on which the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be founded