Topic: Faith Hospital
Faith Hospital adds device to enhance dental care on Cayman Brac
Faith Hospital has installed a scanner that will enable dental patients on Cayman Brac to benefit from advanced diagnostics.
Cayman 56 hospital beds short of global benchmark but more on the way
Health and Wellness Minister Sabrina Turner told Parliament on Monday that while Cayman has fewer hospital beds than the benchmark cited by World Health Organization, it nonetheless has enough beds to cater to the islands' growing population.
Fast COVID testing now available on Brac
Faith Hospital on Cayman Brac can now conduct its own high-speed COVID-19 tests, and will no longer have to send samples to Grand Cayman for processing.
Brac Lions Club treats Faith Hospital staff to lunch
Cayman Brac Lions Club members showed their appreciation for health workers at Faith Hospital on Friday by treating them to lunch.
HSA cancels elective surgeries
The Health Services Authority has cancelled all elective surgeries and specialist services at the Cayman Islands Hospital and Faith Hospital
Disabled plane moved from Brac airport runway
Charles Kirkconnell International Airport in Cayman Brac reopened Friday after its runway was closed for more than 20 hours when a private plane aborted its takeoff due to faulty landing gear.
Free flu vaccines available
Seasonal flu vaccines are now available for free at public hospitals and health clinics throughout the Cayman Islands.
Police helicopter transports premature baby from Brac to Grand Cayman
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Air Operations Unit airlifted a premature baby from Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
On Cayman Brac, hospital staff must be ready for anything
With only a little more than 2,000 people to serve on Cayman Brac, on many days the hospital’s activity matches the island’s tranquil atmosphere. But it does not take much for that to change, according to Dr. Srirangan Velusamy, the director of the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority’s Sister Islands Health Services.
Pregnant Brac woman airlifted to Grand Cayman
A pregnant woman was airlifted from Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman Thursday.
Brac centenarian ‘Miss Dolly’ dies
One of Cayman Brac’s iconic rope twisters, Lillian Dorothy Brown, fondly knows as “Miss Dolly,” passed away on Wednesday at Faith Hospital.
Brac hospital’s lab receives accreditation
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority announced on Thursday that Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac had its medical laboratory accredited by the U.S.-based Joint Commission International earlier this month.
Free screenings next week for World Health Day
The Cayman Islands Public Health Department will be offering free screenings for diabetes and hypertension to mark World Health Day.
Police: Stolen car crashed in Cayman Brac
A man was seriously injured late Monday afternoon in Cayman Brac after a stolen vehicle he was driving flipped over.
Fiery vehicle accident injures two on Brac
Two women were hurt, one seriously, early Thursday on Cayman Brac after the vehicle they rode in caught fire. Police said the vehicle fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. on Ashton Reid Drive near Bight Road. Both women inside escaped before the vehicle caught fire.
Police helicopter helps with medical evacuation
The police helicopter was called out last week to help transfer a 58-year-old female patient from Cayman Brac’s Faith Hospital to Grand Cayman. According to a police press release, the woman was in need of urgent medical attention from specialists at the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town.
New helipad for Faith Hospital
A new helipad at the Brac’s Faith Hospital is providing the island with a much needed dedicated emergency landing site. At an opening ceremony held on Monday, Oct. 3, visiting U.K. Overseas Territories Minister, Baroness Joyce Anelay, and Governor Helen Kilpatrick cut the ribbon on the hospital’s new emergency helipad.
Cuban boat runs aground on Brac
Immigration officials say a boat carrying nine Cuban migrants ran aground on rocks along the west side of the Brac.
