Tag: Cayman Islands Hospital

Volunteer shortage spells end for Pink Ladies hospital café

Volunteer shortage spells end for Pink Ladies hospital café

| 11/10/2016 | 19 Comments

(CNS): The challenge of running the George Town hospital coffee shop as a volunteer organisation has proved too much for a local charity, as the number of volunteers over the last few years has fallen sharply. This December, the Pink Ladies will be brewing up their final cups of coffee at the café, which has […]

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Mac files motion to remove doctors’ immunity

Mac files motion to remove doctors’ immunity

| 11/03/2016 | 46 Comments

(CNS): The opposition leader has filed a private member’s motion to amend the Health Services Authority Law, saying that legislators never intended to protect doctors from negligence claims when the law was passed in 2004. McKeeva Bush said section 12 of the law was meant to cover the authority’s board of directors, not medical staff, […]

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Four TB cases confirmed by GT Hospital

Four TB cases confirmed by GT Hospital

| 01/10/2015 | 18 Comments

(CNS): Four patients are being treated at the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town after contracting tuberculosis (TB), public health officials said Thursday. Investigations are now underway to determine if the patients may have exposed others to the illness and to test those individuals as soon as possible. Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr Williams-Rodriguez […]

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