Patients seeking emergency care at Rand Memorial Hospital (RMH) in downtown Freeport over Christmas had to wait outside in the chilly temperatures. The hospital’s waiting room was converted in early 2020 to accommodate COVID patients and since then, people seeking care have had to wait on the porch outside which became a concern during the
When it comes to transparency and accountability in office, administrations often talk a good talk, buy into their own hype and obfuscate while failing to be truly accountable or transparent. “Accountability and transparency” are often convenient declarations, but many times we are met with obscurity and spin in our demands for information. While the Davis
The modular units Managing Director of the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Dr. Aubynette Rolle promised for the Rand Memorial Hospital (RMH) are expected to arrive on island today. Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville made the announcement last week during Governor General Sir Cornelius A. Smith’s annual visit to the healthcare facility. “I
As dozens of Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) members demonstrated on Parliament Street yesterday, BPSU President Kimsley Ferguson said industrial action is still on the table as the government has failed to meet to iron out several issues. “The fact that we are here today is simply because the government decided in the absence of a negotiation to give
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville said yesterday that the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) reached an agreement with Doctors Hospital to outsource patients to Doctors Hospital West for 14 weeks to facilitate repairs at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). Darville said it will cost the government between $2 million and $2.5 million to outsource