Thirteen employees of the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority recently completed a Shelter Warden Training Programme facilitated by the Authority. The group consisted of 11 persons who had received accredited fire safety and fire marshal training and two instructors who are American Heart Association Certified. “The staff were trained on how to manage an
The Health Services Authority (HSA) has launched an online appointment booking tool for the public to schedule their free COVID-19 screening test with results delivered by secure email directly to the patient. Testing is by appointment only and must be made 48 hours in advance. A dedicated COVID-19 testing clinic is now located at the
The Health Services Authority’s (HSA’s) Pharmacy is reminding its patients to collect their prescription requests and the importance of taking their medication as prescribed by the physician to improve health outcomes, healing and recovery from illness. When prescribed drugs are not taken this can lead to the worsening health of patients, an increase in the
The Health Services Authority is extending an open invitation to registered healthcare facilities and providers in the Cayman Islands to join the HSA Preferred Provider Network. The HSA Preferred Provider Network provides an opportunity for healthcare practitioners to provide care to HSA employees and their dependents. To join the HSA Preferred Provider Network, providers must
The Cayman Islands Blood Bank announces it will resume full operations at the Cayman Islands Hospital as it closes its temporary off-site location at the Cayman Islands Red Cross building on Huldah Avenue on 1 August. “We understand that it is hurricane season and the Red Cross will need to make necessary preparations if the
The Health Services Authority’s Smith Road Centre pharmacy refill location will remain open for CINICO and private insurance members with full coverage. “We understand this is a convenient location for many patients and are happy to announce we will stay in this space for the immediate future,” said HSA Chief Pharmacist, Colin Medford. “We have
Now four months into the Cayman Islands’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Services Authority (HSA) is celebrating a milestone – its 20,000th Polymerase-Chain Reaction (PCR) test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While the burden of travel restrictions, social distancing, mask-wearing and other limitations posed by life during a pandemic have affected everyone on
French sailor Dominique Chiron was unknowingly close to losing vision in her left eye until she visited HSA’s Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr. Ermanno Scerrati, whose quick response to diagnose and treat the problem saved her vision. Mrs. Chiron, who lives with her husband, Jef, on a 37-foot sailboat arrived in George Town in early March after
Please note: effective Sunday 19 July 2020 new Cayman Islands Government Regulations went into effect and persons traveling to the Sister Islands no longer requires a COVID-19 test before travel. Persons wishing to travel to the Sister Islands from Grand Cayman can email Public Health at sisterislandstravel@hsa.ky at least 3 business days prior to travel
With the Cayman Islands cautiously rolling back all but the most basic COVID-19 prevention measures, health officials are still emphasising the role that a strong testing regime plays in the continuation of this process. With this objective in mind a second cycle of rescreening frontline and other sectors that have recently returned to work has