February 6, 2024
Princess Margaret Hospital
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PMH accident and emergency nearing full occupancy
HEALTH officials say the long-delayed Accident and Emergency redevelopment at Princess Margaret Hospital is finally nearing full occupancy, with the government now projecting that the newly renovated department will be completely operational within the next six weeks.
Public hospitals in overtime control as budget ‘exhausted’
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has imposed strict payment controls “to preserve funding for urgent priorities” after “exhausting” its overtime budget within just three months of the current 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Mystery why $5m Disney hospital offer rejected
AS THE Princess Margaret Hospital continues to be dogged by a host of issues including leaking roofs, rodent infestations, chronic supply shortages, and repeated delays in opening its new accident and emergency department, the former Minnis administration has been accused of rejecting a $5 million investment offer to tranform the children’s wards from Disney’s Global Team of Heroes children’s hospital initiative.
Long wait times and high costs top list of health concerns
LONG wait times, high costs and strained access to care remain the most pressing concerns for Bahamians across the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ new national health strategy for 2026 to 2030.
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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