Last month, six members of the Faith Hospital’s medical team, completed Cayman Brac’s first air medical training course that enhances the safety of critically ill or injured patients needing airlift services from the Brac for higher level treatment. The staff concluded the 40 hour Air Medical Crew Course within five days, gaining invaluable and advanced
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) is encouraging women to take action to protect themselves from cervical cancer by educating women about the ways they can prevent the disease which include regular screening tests and the HPV vaccine. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection and is
A pair of babies born recently at the Cayman Islands Hospital tipped the scales to become the heaviest twins on record to be born in the Cayman Islands. Daniel Matias James Diaz Banks and Daniella Valentina Diaz Banks weighed in at a combined 16 pounds and 15 ounces at birth last week. The twins
The overuse of devices with screens such as mobile phones and television is being linked to a decreasing trend in human social interactions and episodes of depression, anxiety, as well as lower levels of happiness among youths. In an effort to spread awareness of the negative effects of screen time on the mental health of
As part of the Health Services Authority’s commitment to maintaining the highest ethical standards in all areas of its operations, a team including members of the board, senior leadership, section managers, supervisors and staff in sensitive areas underwent an intensive three-day fraud training programme organised by KPMG. Held 29-31 October 2018, the training programme covered
The Director of Primary Health Care, Dr Samuel Williams Rodriguez is advising of the arrival of this year’s flu vaccine. Vaccines for the seasonal flu will be available at the Cayman Islands Hospital, District Health Centres in Grand Cayman, Faith Hospital Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman Clinic. The locations and times are listed below: –
Patients with mobility challenges visiting the Cayman Islands Hospital will now be able to navigate the campus with greater comfort and convenience following British Caymanian Insurance Company Limited’s (BritCay’s) generous donation of a 2019 six-seater Cushman electric golf cart. The new cart, valued at just under USD$14,000, will be used to transport patients from the
In a major medical first in the Cayman Islands, doctors at the Cayman Islands Hospital completed a groundbreaking meniscus transplant surgery on a local patient – the first of its kind in the island and the region. The medical team led by visiting Specialist, Dr Ivan Wong, Associate professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Dalhousie University
A new minimally invasive mammographic procedure that significantly improves the early detection of breast cancer was performed for the first time in the Cayman Islands at the Health Services Authority (HSA). The procedure known as 3D Stereotactic Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy is potentially life-saving and has already been used to identify cancerous cells in their
While it is typical for guests to shower toddlers with presents of toys and clothes on their first birthday, the birthday guests of one-year-old Adelaide Merren helped her family to raise funds towards newborns who need intensive medical attention. To celebrate Adelaide’s first birthday on 26 June 2018, her mother Jernaye Merren felt it