Tag: Health Services Authority
HSA honours nurse who remains on job after 50 years
(CNS): Nurse Elba Hessing has played a significant role in caring for many patients at the George Town Hospital and has seen first-hand the transformation in healthcare over her fifty years of service. Hessing, who was recently honoured by the hospital, began her nursing career with the Health Service Authority in March 1974. In 1985, […]
HSA ambulance moves to Bodden Town church
(CNS): An arrangement between the Health Services Authority, the Ministry of Health and Pastor Winston Rose has led to the opening of a temporary EMS service at the Church of God Chapel Bodden Town to serve the Eastern Districts. According to a release from the HSA, the new service has already started and is operational from […]
A third of local 2022 deaths from preventable diseases
(CNS): As many as 35% of deaths in the Cayman Islands, as recorded in the Compendium of Statistics 2022, might have been prevented with better management of people’s health, from early screening to altered lifestyles, according to Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, the director of Primary Healthcare at the Health Services Authority (HSA).
Urgent care walk-in clinic to open seven days a week
(CNS): From Monday, 8 January, the Urgent Care Clinic will be open on weekends, expanding to a seven-day service. The Health Services Authority clinic, located in the George Town Hospital main entrance atrium, provides patients with immediate access to medical care for common and non-emergent illnesses and injuries without an appointment. The HSA said that […]
HSA appoints DCEO in the face of staff shortages
(CNS): The Health Services Authority has announced the appointment of Dr Vinton Douglas as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO), effective 1 January. The senior doctor will have responsibility for Primary Healthcare, Corporate Services, Infection Control, Quality and Risk, Patient Services, Medical Records, Information Technology, Infrastructure and Support Services within the HSA.
HSA drops mask mandate and ban on COVID patients’ visitors
(CNS): It is no longer mandatory to wear masks in Health Services Authority facilities except for specific areas where patients are particularly vulnerable. The HSA has also finally lifted the ban on visitors of COVID-positive patients. However, anyone with COVID-19 or flu symptoms or those around patients at risk of COVID-19 infection must still wear […]
Hospital tight-lipped over convicted EMT
(CNS): The Health Services Authority told CNS it would not comment publicly on matters relating to specific personnel following our questions about the employment status of one of their emergency services technicians, Selvin Senon Caballero (41), who was convicted of child sexual abuse last week. The hospital said it was “aware that a member of […]
Blood bank ends appeal for O negative type
(CNS) UPDATED WEDNESDAY 10:25am: The Cayman Islands Blood Bank has ended its appeal for O negative blood, as the Health Services Authority says it has received enough donations to fulfill the immediate need for this blood type. Yesterday, the HSA made a critical appeal for Type O-negative blood, explaining that supply chain delays from the […]
HSA is only facility cleared to handle emergencies
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) is the only facility in the Cayman Island that meets the standards established by the Health Practice Commission to provide emergency services, ministry officials have said. Following the tragic crash at Parker’s Raceway in Breakers last month, questions were raised about why Kashwayne McKenzie (29) was not taken to […]
HSA controls A&E care for trauma patients
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) has said it is responsible for providing emergency care across the three Cayman Islands and coordinates with Health City Cayman Islands in emergencies to transfer patients when necessary. But it seems that in the first instance, no matter where an emergency occurs, unless it is cardiac related, patients carried […]
Plans in motion to split Public Health from HSA
(CNS): The Ministry of Health and Wellness is developing a business case to examine the process of separating the Public Health Department from the Health Services Authority to help promote a healthier community. Health Minister Sabrina Turner said at a press briefing on Wednesday that public health extends far beyond managing communicable diseases like the […]
