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Top: Dr. Padmore (R) assisted by Dr. Boyce (L) performing the historic surgery as medical and nursing staff look on Bottom (L-R) : Dr Greg Padmore, Dr Sahle Griffith and Dr Karisha Hinkson-LaCorbinière An exciting team of young surgeons,…
After six months of stringent protocols, ‘pauses’, and curfews, the country’s chief infection specialist believes the time has come for a “slow, deliberate process” of returning to greater levels of normalcy. Head of Infection Control at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital…
The People’s Republic of China has done it again! On Monday, June 7, 2021, the Government of Barbados (GoB) and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) received a donation of critical medical equipment from The People’s Republic of China (PROC) valued…
Having served as an isolation centre from January 3 to March 19, today the Blackman and Gollop (B&G) Primary School was officially decommissioned by Chief Operations Officer of the QEH, Louise Bobb, and turned over to Chief Education Officer in…
Source : BARBADOS TODAY - Covid Weekly March 29, 2021 Nurses from Cuba and Ghana have been described as a tremendous asset to Barbados in its ongoing battle against COVID-19. Despite the language barrier for some of the Cuban healthcare…
Source : Barbados Today - Covid Weekly March 29th, 2021 Barbados’ main isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy has been the epicentre of this country’s COVID-19 fight for just under a year. With a capacity of 200 beds, the…
Through a rigorous system meant to create a COVID-free bubble at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), the institution was able to detect over 150 COVID-19 infected people who came there seeking care. This was revealed by Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, executive chairman…
Take a look at the feature done by Barbados Today on the first female Executive Chairman to lead the Queen Elizabeth Hospital since its opening 57 years ago. View below or click here to open in a new browser tab.
Barbados Advocate (03/21/31): Few patients have had the opportunity to travel overseas for treatment via the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) Medical Aid Scheme, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland revealed…
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is stepping up its fight in the protection of staff and patients in the fight against Covid-19. As the number of Covid-19 cases rise island-wide, with more patients presenting to the hospital for care, and with…