The Health Services Authority (HSA) has partnered with the Cayman Pharmacists Association (CPA) to celebrate Pharmacy Week 2020 (September 20-26) under the theme “Transforming Global Health”, which is also this year’s World Pharmacists Day theme. As part of the celebration, the association will be launching a self care initiative with the main aim of providing
Visiting specialists who have not been able to travel due to COVID-19 restrictions are offering their patients continuity of care through a new dedicated telemedicine suite, the most recent addition to the Health Services Authority (HSA) continuously expanding telemedicine services. The new telemedicine suite, located in the Specialist Clinic includes a consultation room, an
Source: UCCI Dr. Delroy Jefferson, HSA medical director, will speak at UCCI’s commencement ceremony in November. Most doctors get their medical degrees and leave it at that. Not Dr. Delroy Jefferson, medical director of the Health Services Authority. It seems, for him, there is no such thing as too many letters after your name. In
Source: Cayman Compass The sudden death of American actor Chadwick Boseman late last month has thrown colon cancer back into the spotlight, and local surgeon Dr. Ernest Jehangir is hopeful the tragedy will help highlight the importance of screening and early detection. “We’re beginning to see these cancers in younger people and that is one
The Health Services Authority (HSA) was presented with three awards by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) highlighting the significant improvements and achievement in its pursuit of an unmodified/unqualified (clean) audit opinion for the years of 2018 and 2019. HSA’s Chief Executive Officer Lizzette Yearwood, Chief Financial Officer Dawn Cummings and Deputy Board Chairman Rolston Anglin
Effective Monday 31st August, the Health Services Authority (HSA) will be relocating the COVID-19 testing clinic from the General Practice Building to the previous location of the Physiotherapy Department, (located on the side of the hospital facing the Seventh Day Adventist Church, to the far left of A&E). Please park in the Seventh Day Adventist
Following Government’s updated regulations on 25th August 2020, the Health Services Authority is advising the public that the wearing of facemasks is still required for all persons entering any HSA facilities (this includes Faith Hospital and District Health Centres). The updated regulations states [Wearing of masks Section 5(2)(a)] that a Healthcare Facility may require that
Thirteen employees of the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority recently completed a Shelter Warden Training Programme facilitated by the Authority. The group consisted of 11 persons who had received accredited fire safety and fire marshal training and two instructors who are American Heart Association Certified. “The staff were trained on how to manage an
The Health Services Authority (HSA) has launched an online appointment booking tool for the public to schedule their free COVID-19 screening test with results delivered by secure email directly to the patient. Testing is by appointment only and must be made 48 hours in advance. A dedicated COVID-19 testing clinic is now located at the
The Health Services Authority’s (HSA’s) Pharmacy is reminding its patients to collect their prescription requests and the importance of taking their medication as prescribed by the physician to improve health outcomes, healing and recovery from illness. When prescribed drugs are not taken this can lead to the worsening health of patients, an increase in the