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Physicians president's alarm at lack of health resources
CONSULTANT Physicians Staff Association president Dr Sabriquet Pinder-Butler says it's "alarming" that Princess Margaret Hospital is at full capacity due to increased COVID-19 cases, but a compounding challenge remains - the lack of human resources in public health.
Bradley Roberts to Dr. Duane Sands: "Physician, heal thyself!"
Statement by Bradley B. Roberts, National Chairman Progressive Liberal Party.
Physicians Assoc. wants NHI delayed
Physicians Assoc. wants NHI delayed
Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) President Dr. Locksley Munroe yesterday called for the government to delay the April launch of the primary care services phase of National Health Insurance (NHI) until it can overcome some of the challenges that continue to plague the scheme.
Health's Deloyment of Family Medicine Specialists Ensures Physician Coverage for All Inhabited Islands
Health's Deloyment of Family Medicine Specialists Ensures Physician Coverage for All Inhabited Islands
The Government of The Bahamas took another ?significant? step in its ongoing heath systems strengthening initiative with the recent deployment of five Family Medicine Specialists (physicians) to key Family Islands...
Doctors Hospital West reopens
Doctors Hospital West reopens
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Doctors Hospital West has reopened at their Blake Road campus and now provides urgent care, according to Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services Bridgette Sherman. She added that they will also offer CT Scans and a selection of specialist physicians.
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Medics 'fatigued' by gun violence
Medics 'fatigued' by gun violence
THE president of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CSPA) said doctors and nurses at Princess Margaret Hospital are "strained and fatigued" by the increase in gun violence.
Police officer struck during routine traffic stop has died
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Thirty-three-year-old Inspector Tomas McIntosh of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, who was critically injured during a routine traffic stop on January 31, 2024, was removed from life support today at Doctor's Hospital ahead of an Organ Procurement Procedure. The healthy organs harvested from Inspector McIntosh today will be donated to those in need. [...]
Doctor warns of possible need to tighten travel
Doctor warns of possible need to tighten travel
A SENIOR physician has said the government might have to toughen COVID-19 travel restrictions if The Bahamas sees a surge of infections as a result of the recent holiday celebrations coupled with a new COVID-19 strain already spreading in some parts of the world...
Senior medics beg Sands end it now
Senior medics beg Sands end it now
SENIOR doctors pleaded with Health Minister Dr Duane Sands during a hastily arranged meeting last night to quickly resolve its dispute with junior doctors because of what the group's leader called an "unprecedented crisis" at public healthcare facilities.