HAMILTON, ONTARIO (June 22, 2017) – Canadian boxing champ and Hamilton, Ontario hometown hero Steven “The Piranha” Wilcox successfully defended his belt while fighting for a cause during his recent title bout in Canada. Wilcox, who is now 17-2-1, retained his World Boxing Association-North American Boxing Association (WBA-NABA) Super Lightweight title by defeating Oscar Arjona from…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (Wednesday, May 31, 2017) – On Saturday, 3 June, four Caymanian college students sponsored by Health City Cayman Islands depart for India to undertake a month-long fellowship at Narayana Health, the facility founded by Dr. Devi Shetty on which Health City is modelled. The four students were selected from the highest performing alumni…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (Friday, June 2, 2017) Surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands have made history in the Caribbean after performing life-saving surgery on a child from Nicaragua who was born with his heart outside of his chest cavity. Health City’s Chief Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Binoy Chattuparambil, also fondly known as Dr. Binoy, said the child,…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (June 1, 2017) – Canadian boxing champ and Hamilton, Ontario hometown hero Steven “The Piranha” Wilcox will be fighting for both his belt and a cause with his title bout this weekend. Wilcox is headlining a professional boxing event held by Three Lions Promotions at the Hamilton Convention Center on Saturday, June 3….
TORONTO (May 11, 2017) – Canada has a world class health system, but for some, the wait times for medical procedures are too long. Health City Cayman Islands offers a swifter solution – in the sun. Angie Bugera of Edmonton, for example, needed a hip replacement and waited five months until she could be seen…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (May 5, 2017) – Retired St. Maarten Judge Reuben Essed has received a lifesaving pacemaker for his heart in the Cayman Islands. Judge Essed, one of an increasing number of patients from St. Maarten to receive tertiary care at Health City Cayman Islands, has had a preventative pacemaker implanted by doctors at the…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (April 27, 2017) – Health City Cayman Islands, the renowned Caribbean hospital, has treated more than 29,000 patients since it opened its doors three years ago. Caribbean hospital has treated patients from 60 countries in the past year. As Health City celebrates its third anniversary this month, officials at the Joint Commission International-accredited…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (April 22, 2017) – To coincide with this year’s Earth Day on Saturday, April 22 Health City Cayman Islands has released its 2016 Conservation Report, highlighting results including significantly reduced electricity demands, limited waste output and efficiently recycled rainwater and sewage, culminating in a small environmental footprint for the facility. Health City was…
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CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 27, 2017) – Cayman Islands based tertiary care hospital Health City Cayman Islands announced today that direct charter flights to St Maarten will bring patients from that country to the Cayman Islands for specialized medical treatment. Following an agreement between Health City Cayman Islands and SZV Social & Health Insurances, the government-owned…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 24, 2017) – Canadian boxing champ Steven “The Piranha” Wilcox, holder of the World Boxing Association-North American Boxing Association (WBA-NABA) super lightweight title, defeated Argentina’s Jorge Luis Rodriguez in a weekend match on Saturday, March 18. Wilcox was recently named a Sports Ambassador for Health City Cayman Islands. Proceeds for his upcoming…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 16, 2017) – Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) has completed 300 sleep studies, just in time for the 10th global observance of World Sleep Day on Friday, March 17. World Sleep Day, created and hosted by World Sleep Society, is an internationally recognized awareness event bringing sleep health professionals and patients together…
Read the full column on Wall Street Journal. With political winds potentially changing the U.S. health-care system—yet again—it’s tempting to look inward, rather than outward for solutions. That means opportunities may be lost to learn from innovations abroad in the delivery of health-care services. Other countries are confronting and—in many cases—solving some of the same…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 3, 2017) – A two-year-old toddler from the Turks and Caicos Islands has a new lease on life after receiving critical diabetic treatment at a Caribbean hospital. Bahamian Lakeisha Wilson, who works as a nutritionist in a Turks and Caicos Islands hospital, traveled to Health City Cayman Islands, a Joint Commission International-accredited…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (February 15, 2017) – World Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines is partnering with a leading Caribbean hospital and charity to bring free cardiac care to children from his homeland. Pacquiao, who together with his wife founded the Emmanuel and Jinkee’s Heart Foundation, has sealed a partnership with Have a Heart Cayman…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (February 4, 2017) – Health City Cayman Islands may be the go-to Caribbean hospital for Turks and Caicos Islanders needing to treat sports-related injuries, according to a recent beneficiary of treatment at the state-of-the-art medical facility. Judith Robinson, Director of Sports for the Government of Turks and Caicos Islands, shared this assessment along…
Global innovators are doing high-quality $1,800 heart surgery. Why aren’t we paying attention? In Bangalore, India, heart surgeons perform daily state-of-the-art heart surgery on adults and children at an average cost of $1,800. For the record, that’s about 2% of the $90,000 that the average heart surgery costs in the United States. And when it comes…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (January 8, 2017) – A family from Guatemala is giving thanks for the gift of life this holiday season when their baby was saved by the medical team at Health City Cayman Islands. Three month-old Kael Jiménez Souza was diagnosed with a severe congenital heart defect called aortic valve stenosis , which required…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (December 22, 2016) – Health City Cayman Islands has completed 500 successful orthopedic surgeries two and a half years after it opened its doors. “We are proud to have achieved this milestone in such a short period and look forward to embracing new technologies which have completely changed the way surgeries are performed,”…
A popular bus driver from Belize is alive and well, thanks to Health City Cayman Islands. Tyron Coleman, who works for James Bus Line, had been experiencing chest pain for a few months. He saw multiple doctors in Belize and underwent a slew of tests, but his heart condition remained undetected. Doctors simply advised him…
Egland Arthur, a construction supervisor in St. Maarten, started experiencing shortness of breath while visiting Guyana earlier this year. When it was discovered he had very poor heart function, Arthur’s cardiologist recommended he go to Health City Cayman Islands as conventional therapies could not adequately address the condition. His cardiologist wanted him to have the…
A fit and athletic Shawn Denny aggravated a shoulder injury during his regular CrossFit exercise routine and after much research left his Barbados home to seek medical help at Health City Cayman Islands. He is delighted with the choice he made. Questioned about his experience, he has nothing but positive reviews, but there is one…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (September 14, 2016) – Eighteen Caymanian college students recently completed the inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at Health City Cayman Islands. The SURF Fellows were chosen through a competitive application process and completed their fellowships in June and July. “We were very pleased by the diversity of students,” said Richard Parchment, Program…
“How can we control health care costs and at the same time improve quality and create greater access to care? Answer: Give patients control over more of the health care dollars. Right now Health Savings Accounts are primarily being used by patients to pay small medical bills below the deductible. But they could and should…
“GRAND CAYMAN — Last spring, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound Texan sorely in need of new knees became one of the first medical tourists to this Caribbean island, better known for its tax-dodging opportunities than its healthcare. Encouraged by his self-insured employer to explore alternatives to a local hospital, Wayne Wright, now 68, spent hours on the…
A nurse who works in some of most difficult parts of the world experienced a very different type of care when she chose Health City Cayman Islands for her medical needs. Marguerite Sheriff, from Grenada, volunteers for the humanitarian aid charity Doctors Without Borders. She is a sexual and reproductive health manager who trains midwives…
A Canadian couple have become the latest proponents of destination healthcare in the Cayman Islands after their positive experience at the tertiary care hospital, Health City Cayman Islands. Lois and Larry Keenan, from North Bay, Ontario, were visiting Grand Cayman on vacation when Mrs. Keenan fell and sustained a painful injury to her arm. The…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (August 12, 2016) – Health City Cayman Islands has achieved the initial target set by its founder, Dr. Devi Shetty, when it successfully completed 100 heart procedures for children from families with limited financial resources. In partnership with the Have a Heart Cayman organization, Health City was able to operate on young patients from the…
The cardiovascular surgery team at Health City Cayman Islands reached an impressive milestone recently by performing more than 150 consecutive surgical procedures without a single surgical mortality. “This is a proud moment for us as this milestone is rarely achieved in this surgical specialty due to the complexity of the procedures involved,” said Dr. Binoy…
Positively impacted by Health City Cayman Islands’ humanitarian approach to healthcare, the reigning Miss Universe has pledged her support to advance the mission of the internationally-accredited facility. During her visit to Health City Cayman Islands, Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines spent time with children from Bolivia who received lifesaving heart surgeries through the efforts of…
Health City Cayman Islands and the National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) have collaborated on an innovative program with the aim of providing young Caymanians the opportunity to become qualified support-level healthcare administrators. With destination healthcare set to become the third pillar of the Cayman Islands economy, and due to the continued growth of Health City,…
For the first time in the Caribbean region, surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands successfully performed an operation which relieves serious hypertension. Senior Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Health City Cayman Islands, Dr. Ravi Kishore performed the procedure, known as renal denervation, on Caymanian Allan Ebanks who had been diagnosed with resistant hypertension symptoms that were…
Health City Cayman Islands, the medically advanced tertiary hospital located in Grand Cayman, was recently honored for its affordable, energy-efficient building design as part of the ICF Builder Awards. The international competition, which showcases the advantages of building with Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs), took place at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (May 24, 2016) – A young Caymanian who suffered life-threatening injuries as the result of a motorcycle accident is recovering today thanks to the skilled teamwork and timely response of heart surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands. John Miller III, 25, arrived at the international hospital in critical condition with a traumatic aortic…
Health City Cayman Islands has joined an elite group of hospitals around the world that can perform robotic assisted orthopedic surgery on knees and other joints. “This technology has really changed the way surgeries are performed,” asserted Dr. Alwin Almeida, Health City’s Senior Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon. “With the acquisition of this advanced system we have…
The skill and success rates of the surgical teams at Health City Cayman Islands are well known in medical circles in the Caribbean, but it is their humanitarian outreach that is touching lives in South America. Thanks to the international hospital’s compassion-based mission to provide exceptional care to all, including the poor and vulnerable, two…
The first ever Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI Procedure) undertaken in the English-speaking Caribbean region has been completed at leading tertiary care hospital, Health City Cayman Islands. The complex cardiac procedure was performed on local Cayman Islands patient, Dianna Merren, in February 2016, by Health City Senior Cardiologist, Dr Ravi Kishore and Senior Cardiac Surgeon,…
Health City Cayman Islands this week released its annual conservation statistics detailing the tertiary care hospital’s water, energy, waste-reduction and landfill diversion efficiencies. Mr. Gene Thompson, Project Director at Health City Cayman Islands, said the eco-friendly JCI accredited hospital had been committed to a conservation-minded business since its inception, from construction through to operations. “We…
Canadians enduring long waiting periods for surgical and other advanced medical procedures now have a solution – in the sunny, warm Caribbean. Health City Cayman Islands, a world class hospital in the northwestern Caribbean, has opened an office in Canada to support Canadian medical practitioners who want to move their patients off long waiting lists…
Health City Cayman Islands, a state-of-the-art tertiary referral hospital, recently donated science equipment to two Grand Cayman high schools, John Gray High School in South Sound and Clifton Hunter High School in Frank Sound. The equipment, which included high quality chemistry and lab supplies, was donated by the Healthcare Explorers Program, a Health City initiative…
Excerpt from Feb. 6th article published on Modern Healthcare’s website. “The focus on productivity isn’t just in the operating room. Instead of separate intensive-care units and post-anesthesia care units, Health City has a 17-bed open ward ICU that is used for both functions. Nurses in the combined ICU-PACU perform a number of duties on an…
Four children from Honduras, each under the age of five, have new leases on their lives following open heart surgeries performed at no cost to their families by the specialist medical teams at Health City Cayman Islands. Each of the children suffered from complex congenital heart disease with little chance of long-term survival until they…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (January 22, 2016) – A doctor from Massachusetts is alive today thanks to quick reactions by hotel employees, first responders, and the skilled medical teams and surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands, and he now plans to partner with the facility that saved his life. Judy Josephs, whose husband Leon had cardiac arrest…
BANGALORE, India (January 13, 2016) – One of the world’s top cardiac surgeons , Dr. Devi Shetty, is applauding the decision to clear the late Mother Teresa’s path to sainthood. Mother Teresa, widely admired around the world as a champion of the poor in the slums of India, is expected to be declared a Catholic saint this…
One of the world’s respected pathologists is encouraged by the work of a Caribbean hospital and its mission to make high quality healthcare affordable and accessible to all. Dr. Vinay Kumar, a titan in medical education and co-author of some of the most widely cited literature on pathology, visited Health City Cayman Islands last month…
One of the world’s leading orthopedic surgeons was inspired by meeting a legendary American football hero who was visiting the Cayman Islands to participate in a leadership conference. Dr. Alwin Almeida, Chief Orthopedic Surgeon and Joint Replacement Specialist at Health City Cayman Islands, said it was an honor to meet Dan Marino, one of the greatest American…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (December 3, 2015) – Health City Cayman Islands recently held a tour of the hospital for young Type 1 Diabetes patients and their families. The tour included a discussion with medical staff, including Paediatric Endocrinologist, Dr Deepa Subramonian and Registered Dietitian, Stellerie Noyons. The tour, held on 28 November 2015, included treating the families…
Two million people need life-saving heart operations in India every year—but only 5% will get them. Pioneering heart surgeon Dr Devi Shetty is on a mission to make world-class treatment available to all. Find out how in Health Without Wealth by The Economist.
CAYMAN ISLANDS (December 3, 2015) – A Jamaican businesswoman is giving thanks for the lifesaving heart treatment she recently received in the neighboring Cayman Islands, resurrecting hopes of being able to run as fast as her countryman Usain Bolt. Cluthild Spencer, who runs a successful pole-line construction and cabling company with her husband in Jamaica,…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (October 25, 2015) – A relieved mother from St. Kitts and Nevis is grateful for the doctors and staff of Health City Cayman Islands and its partners following the successful cardiac treatment of her son. Shellon McCalmon thanked the Caribbean hospital “for the hospitality you have offered to us. For your patience and…
Having spent nine years in New Delhi, the Dominican Republic’s Ambassador to India has endorsed the expertise of Indian medical practitioners who are dispensing high quality medical care and saving lives in the Caribbean and around the globe. Ambassador Frank Hans Dannenberg Castellanos, Dean of Diplomatic Corps in the Indian capital, asserted the Caribbean is…
Health City Cayman Islands is expanding its services to include a wide-range of neuro-spinal procedures, overseen by a team of certified neuro-spinal surgeons. The services will include the treatment of various conditions of the brain, such as brain tumours and aneurysms as well as back and neck problems Dr Komal Prasad, Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal…
The Orthopaedic department at Health City Cayman Islands has proudly reached the landmark of over 100 surgeries since it opened its doors just over a year ago. Dr Alwin Almeida, Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon said the first surgery was undertaken on 5th June 2014 and involved a shoulder arthroscopic surgery. “Since then we have had…
When Wayne Wright needed knee replacement surgery, his wife wanted him to undergo the operation in an American hospital, but Wayne did his research and all signs pointed to searching for a solution overseas, more specifically to Health City Cayman Islands. Because Wayne’s company is self-insured, finding an affordable, high quality medical facility was a…
Health City Cayman Islands recently opened the first Sleep Lab in the Cayman Islands to monitor, diagnose and treat sleep disorders, giving patients much needed rest and an improved quality of life. Dr. Archita Joshi-Bhatt consultant pulmonologist and head of the Health City Sleep Lab said, “Many people are not getting enough good quality sleep…
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (May 25, 2015) – The Premier of the Cayman Islands believes a new Caribbean hospital’s accreditation will stimulate interest in the Caribbean destination as a premier location for world-class healthcare and medical tourism. Speaking at a press conference marking the award of the Joint Commission International’s (JCI) Gold Seal of Approval to Health…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (May 13, 2015) – On the heels of Health City Cayman Islands’ first anniversary celebrations, the Caribbean hospital has received the news that it has earned the prestigious Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission International (JCI), the worldwide leader in accrediting the quality of healthcare. The accreditation commission’s on-site evaluation of Health…
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Tuesday April 21, 2015 – Earth Day is celebrated every day at Health City Cayman Islands by implementing an impressive array of planet-friendly initiatives which abound on the well landscaped property. “We were built and will expand with sustainability and safety in mind,” said Shomari Scott, Marketing Director of the tertiary…
CAYMAN ISLANDS (April 9, 2015) – Health City Cayman Islands celebrates its first anniversary of providing quality and affordable healthcare this month. Since the state-of-the-art medical facility received its first patient 12 months ago, Health City brought life to the shared vision of renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Shetty, and Ascension, the world’s leading non-profit…
Dr. Shetty and Health City Cayman Islands realize Mother Teresa’s wish of high-quality, affordable healthcare for all – regardless of means
CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 1, 2015) – The Caribbean’s newest healthcare facility is venturing into a new partnership to strengthen its identity as the region’s premiere destination for world-class healthcare and medical tourism. Shomari Scott, Marketing Director of Health City Cayman Islands, said that the international hospital’s strategy to attract more travelers seeking medical attention has…
(February 6, 2015) – A United States Air Force veteran is extremely grateful following life-saving emergency cardiac care delivered by Caribbean hospital Health City Cayman Islands. Rod Linkous, a resident of Washington, was on a cruise celebrating his 80th birthday with his wife when he suffered a heart attack the evening before arriving into the…
GRAND CAYMAN (February 3, 2015) – Four children from Haiti have received free life-saving surgery at Health City Cayman Islands, bringing to eight the number of young Haitians who have benefited from Health City’s ongoing commitment to support the tertiary healthcare needs of Caribbean youth. The children included a critically ill 6-year-old girl with severe pulmonary issues,…
Dr. Shetty and Health City Cayman Islands realize Mother Teresa’s wish of high-quality, affordable healthcare for all – regardless of means
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (December 1, 2014) – Health City Cayman Islands has performed its second successful LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) heart surgery, allowing another ailing Caribbean national to move to a new beat. Ralph Wright of the Cayman Islands recently benefited from the complex procedure, which is performed at advanced stages of heart…
(November 6, 2014) – Four young Haitians returned to their home country last week having recently undergone life-saving Adult and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at Health City Cayman Islands. The youngsters, aged between 6 and 16, travelled to Cayman last month to receive these vital surgeries, which were performed free of charge by Health City cardiac…
(October 29, 2014) – In celebration of Pastoral Care Week, Health City Cayman Islands is pleased to introduce Chaplain Charles D. Bush as the hospital’s Manager – Mission Integration & Spiritual Care. Chaplain Bush, who joined the hospital in June, is an active member of the interdisciplinary healing team at Health City, said Dr. Chandy…
(October 28, 2014) – Health City Cayman Islands, a new, high-tech hospital in the Caribbean, is increasingly seen as a model for US health systems struggling to remain profitable in the face of razor-thin margins and declining reimbursement.Less than two hours by air from Miami, the planned 2,000-bed facility expects to attract American patients with…
(October 23, 2014) – The Cayman Islands Atrial Fibrillation for Elderly (CAFE) stroke prevention study, the first of its kind in the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean, was formally launched October 20th at Health City Cayman Islands in the presence of the Honourable Minister of Health, Youth, Sports and Culture Osbourne Bodden, and Councillor to…
(October 14, 2014) – Approximately 150 students will benefit from internships at Health City Cayman Islands, over the next seven months. Students from Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC), Clifton Hunter, John Gray high school and other private schools will all get to learn more about opportunities for careers within Cayman’s healthcare industry. Richard Parchment,…
(October 14, 2014) – A young woman from Jamaica is the latest beneficiary of life-enhancing surgery and care provided free of charge by the skilled team of cardiac surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands. “The young woman was suffering, and none of the clinics on the US mainland contacted by her doctor was able to…
(October 13, 2014) – Some diligent research into his options for hip replacement surgery led American Michael Lepley to Health City Cayman Islands, and the experience changed his life for the better. Lepley desperately needed the procedure so he set out to learn all he could about the availability of options in Asia, Latin America…
(October 7, 2014) – Rapid responses from his family and the expert skills of the Health City Cayman Islands medical team are credited with saving the life of an American tourist. During their “dream” vacation, Ric Walton of Colorado was on a ferry boat to Stingray City with his family when he collapsed. Fortunately, Mr….
(September 30, 2014) – Doctors at Health City Cayman Islands are interested in screening anyone aged 65 or older to ensure that Cayman’s older population are properly aware of their risk of having a stroke. The information from the screenings will be used to compile a history-making stroke prevention study, called the Cayman Islands Atrial…
(September 29, 2014) – Dr. Chandy Abraham, Head of Medical Services and Facility Director, and Health City are the focus of a recent Healthcare Elsewhere Podcast, a medical tourism show and podcast featuring interviews with doctors, healthcare experts, and medical travellers worldwide who seek healthcare solutions abroad. Listen to Dr. Chandy as he discusses Health…
WASHINGTON, DC (September 24, 2014) – The Caribbean’s newest medical facility was the subject of much interest at the World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress held in the Washington, DC area this week. At the Caribbean and Island Ministerial Summit of the conference, the invitation-only audience reviewed an exclusive presentation on Health City Cayman…
(September 14, 2014) – One of the Caribbean’s newest medical facilities will be introduced to the world as an excellent Caribbean contribution to the rapidly expanding medical tourism landscape at a major global meeting this month. Health City Cayman Islands will be offered up as a center of excellence for medical tourism and destination healthcare…
(September 11th, 2014) – Health City Cayman Islands celebrated a key facility milestone in September having completed more than 600 radiology investigations including more than 100 MRI studies and 100 CT studies.
(September 9, 2014) – Health City Cayman Islands is delighted to announce the hiring of its first Caymanian doctor, Dr. Irka Ebanks, marking a milestone for the hospital. Dr. Ebanks studies consisted of four years at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in Kingston, Jamaica followed by one year at the University of…
(September 4, 2014) – The first shoulder replacement surgery at Health City Cayman Islands was performed recently on a local resident by Dr. Alwin Santiago Almeida, Head of the hospital’s Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. The department is fully operational and has seen close to 70 patients since April, including total and partial knee…
(August 8, 2014) – Health City Cayman Islands celebrated a key facility milestone on August 8th having performed 50 Cathlab procedures shortly after performing the hospital’s first such procedure in April.
(August 21, 2014) – A Caribbean man suffering from heart failure now has a new lease on life following the successful installation of an artificial heart pump (LVAD – Left Ventricular Assist Device) by the medical team at the recently opened Health City Cayman Islands. Believed to be the first such treatment performed in the…
(June 27, 2014) – A 55 year old female cruise ship passenger has been treated at Health City Cayman Islands for a suspected heart attack, enabling her to receive speedy attention for her condition that has been crucial to her successful recovery. The patient, from Sarasota, Florida USA, was visiting Grand Cayman during a cruise…
(July 29, 2014) – A new medical facility in the Caribbean is offering affordable, world-class services to its neighbours as an alternative to the rising health care costs typically found throughout the region and North America. Founded by Narayana Health’s Dr. Devi Shetty, a philanthropist and personal physician of the late Mother Teresa, Health City…
(June 2, 2014) – Doctors at Health City Cayman Islands have successfully completed their first electrophysiology study (EPS) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on a patient from Trinidad and Tobago. These highly specialised procedures would normally require a trip to the United States for the patient and is the first of its kind to be performed…
(July, 22, 2014) – While the heads of seven Overseas Territories (OT) met in Cayman last week, Cayman Islands Government leaders took the opportunity to showcase what is anticipated to become a beacon of healthcare for the region, Health City Cayman Islands. The leaders, who were meeting to discuss a collective approach to priority issues…
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (July 24, 2014) – A key milestone in the history of medicine in the Cayman Islands was achieved last week with the country’s first ever Adult and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and first CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery) performed. The patient, a 65 year old woman with diabetes and high blood pressure…
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