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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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50 Cuban nurses join healthcare system
50 Cuban nurses join healthcare system
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville officially welcomed 50 Cuban nurses into the public healthcare system.
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.
Davis says borrowing 'last resort' to fund healthcare needs
Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said borrowing will be a “last resort” as The Bahamas continues to grapple with economic and social challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
PM on healthcare funding: We are hoping that borrowing would be last resort
PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said it is hoped that "borrowing would be the last resort" as Health and Wellness Minster Dr Michael Darville noted a need for emergency funding for the public healthcare system.
CPSA says more can be done to strengthen healthcare system
Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) President Sabriquet Pinder-Butler said yesterday that more measures are still needed to adequately equip the healthcare system for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly given speculation that a new and possibly more infectious strain of COVID is spreading in the UK. "I think that there were certain steps that were ...
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Hopeful power supplier sweetens bid with healthcare upgrade promise
WMS, the company vying to edge out Shell North America, in a bid to stabilize New Providence’s power, recently added a sweetener to its bid, promising that the company would provide funding and resources to aid the government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic through funding the restoration of the country’s deteriorating hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Sick-outs still affecting healthcare services
Sick-outs still affecting healthcare services
AFTER more than a week of staff sick-outs, officials said on Friday that while normal operations resumed at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre and at institutions in Grand Bahama, services at Princess Margaret Hospital continued to be affected by delays.
Sands addresses medical school on challenges of healthcare
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands was recently invited to the Morehouse School of Medicine to deliver a speech on the successes and challenges in the Bahamian healthcare system before and after Hurricane Dorian.The minister was personally invited to pre
Families of two healthcare workers who died during the first wave of COVID-19 receive death benefit cheques
Families of two healthcare workers who died during the first wave of COVID-19 receive death benefit cheques
The families of Nurse Sherrilyn Charlton-Bain and Custodian Marion Burrows-McKinney who gave up their lives during the first wave of COVID-19 were presented with cheques totalling $100,000.
Minister of Health the Hon. Renward Wells said The Bahamas Government and the Ministry of Health in particular, acknowledged the contributions Nurse Charlton-Bain and Custodian Burrows-McKinney have made in...