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February 21, 2022
Doctors Hospital: Practical steps can improve Family Island healthcare

Doctors Hospital CEO Dr. Charles Diggiss said there are practical steps that can be taken to improve health outcomes on Family Islands that lack physical resources. His comments came weeks after a car accident on Long Island claimed the lives of three young men - Mandie Constantakis Jr., Manoli Constantakis and Trevon Roxbury. Manoli Constantakis, ...
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September 30, 2021
Doctors warn COVID drop off is not clear

THE head of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association has said it is too early to determine if COVID-19 infections are trending downward, noting several factors could be contributing to the drop in confirmed virus numbers seen over the last few days.

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January 18, 2022
Doctor: Pap smears at all-time low

Only 10 percent of women in The Bahamas received cervical screening tests prior to the pandemic and, with the onset of the coronavirus disease, pap smears would have likely fallen to an all-time low, with very little being done to increase the rate of screening, according to an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB-GYN). "Cervical cancer is a very ...
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January 07, 2022
More doctors and nurses to be added

MORE doctors and nurses will be soon added to the public healthcare system as COVID-19 cases and hospital rates continue to climb.

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December 23, 2021
Doctors make donation to home for the aged

PERSIS Rodgers Home for the Aged received a $2,500 donation from the Consultant Physicians Staff Association yesterday.

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November 16, 2021
Woman 'gives birth while waiting to be seen by a doctor' at Rand Memorial Hospital

A concerned resident has expressed frustration over the long wait time and delays at the Rand Memorial Hospital before patients are seen by a doctor.

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October 04, 2021
'70' of doctors vaccinated

AT least 70 percent of doctors in the Consultant Physicians Staff Association have been vaccinated against COVID-19, CPSA President Dr Sabriquet Pinder-Butler said yesterday.

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September 28, 2021
Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis Toured Doctors Hospital as part of commitment to addressing healthcare issues due to pandemic

Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis and Minister of Health and Wellness, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville toured Doctors Hospital Shirley Street location as part of their commitment to addressing the issues the pandemic has brought to the healthcare sector.

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September 23, 2021
Doctors 'hopeful' after meeting with new PM

CONSULTANT Physicians Staff Association President Dr Sabriquet Pinder-Butler says the group feels hopeful after discussions with Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis and Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville.

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May 14, 2018
The Bahamas wasted three years of my life, says doctor

THE concern some junior doctors feel about an impending programme they fear will push them out of the public healthcare system is fuelled by experiences with the University of the West Indies' post-grad programmes where matriculation rates are low.Dr

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