Tag: HSA
HSA beefs up security in face of crime
(CNS): In response to several security breaches and a need to improve safety, the Health Services Authority is in the process of finalising a $150,000 upgrade to its security system, comprising gates, swipe cards or fobs for staff and 54 CCTVs throughout the hospital compound that will be monitored 24/7. The upgrade was prompted by car […]
Caymanian doctor follows family tradition
(CNS): Dr Eirik Randolph Hesla has joined the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) as a physician and orthopaedic surgeon, following in the footsteps of his mother, Dr Margeret ‘Molly’ Brown, who was the first Caymanian woman to complete higher education and the first female physician here. Dr Hesla, who has been working in Scandinavia […]
Chikungunya cases on the decline
(CNS): Although there is now a clear decline in the number of local and regional chikungunya cases, public health officials are warning people to continue to take precautions against mosquito bites to ensure the situation remains that way. The worst now appears to be over in the recent Caribbean outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted virus and […]
New blood pressure kiosks for public use
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) has just installed three new blood pressure kiosks to help people monitor their blood pressure levels whenever they want. One kiosk has been installed at the Government Administrative Building and the other two at the Cayman Islands Hospital: one at the General Practice Unit and the other in […]
