The BVI Health Services Authority has partnered with a United Kingdom-based company to help standardise the quality of emergency-response training for healthcare workers in the Virgin Islands. The initiative, which …
October 7, 2024
July 11, 2024
Man still in hospital five days after shooting in Sea Cows Bay
After responding to a report of “loud bangs” just after midnight on July 5 in the Sea Cows Bay area, police found a male with “what appeared to be a …
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July 11, 2024
Female cop shot at U.P’s Cineplex
A Huntums Ghut man was arrested and charged following the shooting of a female police officer at U.P.’s Cineplex shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, police said. Denston Johnney, 30, …
November 12, 2023
Hospital re-accredited for 3 years
In September, the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital was re-accredited for a second three-year term by DNV, a Norway-headquartered registrar that assesses healthcare facilities across the world, according to Health …
October 12, 2023
Officer in stable condition after shots fired at prison van
A female prison officer is in stable condition after sustaining injuries when shots were fired at a prison van headed to court on the morning of Oct. 9, officials said …
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June 7, 2023
Blood bank gets upgrade
Dr. Robin Tattersall, a surgeon who arrived in the Virgin Islands in 1965, still clearly remembers struggling early in his VI career to ensure that patients had access to blood …
February 4, 2023
Hospital launches new lab
The BVI Health Services Authority’s watchword for the year is “change,” and a new and expanded laboratory launched last week embodies that goal, according to acting BVIHSA CEO Dr. June …
November 25, 2021
VI’s first open-heart surgery a success
Last Thursday, Bougainvillea Clinic announced the first successful open-heart surgery completed in the territory. “We did it. We did it under constraints, but we were successful, and I’m really proud …
August 18, 2021
LETTER — Hospital praised for handling crisis
My husband, Jim Troup, suddenly lost his sight in the midst of the recent Covid-19 outbreak. Our lives, we feared, were about to change forever. However, we now know that …
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June 25, 2021
HOA okays new loan to pay old hospital debt
House of Assembly members unanimously voted last Thursday to approve a new $17.3 million five-year loan agreement with Republic Bank that will pay off the remaining balance of a $45 …
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September 24, 2020
Hospital gets accreditation
The Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital has achieved accreditation with the Norway-headquartered accrediting body DNV-GL, making it the first in the region to earn the status and one of three public …
