February 6, 2024
Princess Margaret Hospital
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PMH patients detail long waits, poor conditions
A 23-year-old accident victim who said he slept in a chair for two days waiting for treatment and a young mother whose citizenship bid has stalled for months because she is unable to retrieve her hospital records are among the latest to highlight frustration with conditions at Princess Margaret Hospital.
Long-delayed Accident and Emergency at PMH to be completed by late 2025
AFTER years of shifting timelines and missed targets, officials now say the long-delayed Accident and Emergency Department at Princess Margaret Hospital will not open until the end of 2025.
PHA: Extended power outage didn’t affect patient care
THE Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) said patient care was not disrupted after a power outage hit Princess Margaret Hospital yesterday evening, insisting a ventilator-dependent patient remained safe on backup battery during the incident.
Medics say govt treats them as ‘easily replaceable’
MEMBERS of the Consultant Physician Staff Association (CPSA) and the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) say the government has made them feel “easily replaceable” in the country’s healthcare system, highlighting unresolved issues over health insurance, overtime pay, and fair compensation.
Chapel used as ‘full’ PMH runs out of bed space
A CRITICAL shortage of beds at Princess Margaret Hospital has led to paediatric patients being treated in the hospital’s chapel, according to Consultant Physician Staff Association president Dr Charelle Lockhart.
Medics ‘fatigued’ by gun violence
THE president of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CSPA) said doctors and nurses at Princess Margaret Hospital are “strained and fatigued” by the increase in gun violence.
‘Not worth’ pursuing after $700m unpaid PMH fees
AN ex-health minister says “it’s not worth” committing resources to collect legally-mandated user fees from Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) patients given that $700m-plus remains unpaid.
IMF: Those with means pay more for health and water
THE Government can slash “unproductive spending” by $116.5m and, in so doing, boost key public services if Bahamians with means pay more for water and access to public healthcare.
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