CAYMAN ISLANDS (April 8, 2020) – Harnessing the power of the internet to deliver medical care in this time of social distancing, Health City Cayman Islands is now offering virtual specialist consultations via telemedicine as part of the hospital’s outpatient services, in addition to accepting all local emergency cases. The expanded services bring the hospital…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 27, 2020) – Health City Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands’ sole tertiary medical care facility, is announcing its first phase of reopening starting from Friday, March 27 at 12pm. The initial phase will entail the reopening of Emergency Services only by referral from other local health care facilities. This would include patients…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 24, 2020) – Health City Cayman Islands is confirming that one out of two new positive COVID-19 individuals identified from samples sent by the tertiary care hospital was an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient. The other is a medical staff member of the facility. The announcement of the two new positive results…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 19, 2020) – Health City Cayman Islands is reporting that two staff members currently in quarantine have tested positive for COVID-19. The results of the second batch of tests run by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) were announced at a Cayman Islands Government press conference on Thursday, March 19. Presently…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 23, 2020) – Health City Cayman Islands is confirming that two out of six additional samples submitted for COVID-19 testing are positive for the virus. This brings the new total of COVID-19 infections among Health City samples to four, with 43 samples being negative. The Health City  samples were sent for testing…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 20, 2020) – Health City Cayman Islands is reporting that no further staff members currently in quarantine have tested positive for COVID-19.  The results of the third batch of tests run by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) were announced at a Cayman Islands Government press conference on Friday, March 20….

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 14, 2020) – Health City Cayman Islands is reporting that the Cayman Islands’ first recorded COVID-19 positive patient passed away at 4:40am on Saturday 14 March. The 68-year-old man was being treated in isolation at the tertiary care facility’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). The patient was traveling on a cruise ship…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 13, 2020) – Health City Cayman Islands is reporting a positive result for COVID-19 in a patient being treated in isolation at the tertiary care facility’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). The 68-year-old man is an emergency patient traveling on a cruise ship, who was admitted to Health City in critical condition…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 17, 2020) – Health City Cayman Islands is reporting that the first 19 of the hospital’s staff members tested for COVID-19 are negative for the virus. The results of the tests run by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) were announced at a Cayman Islands Government press conference by Chief Medical…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (Friday March 13, 2020) – We are asking that patients and visitors to Health City remain calm and not become overly anxious and panicked regarding their potential exposure to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) following the positive test result of a patient being cared for in medical isolation in our Medical Intensive Care Unit. Please…

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 26, 2020) –  Health City Cayman Islands is reporting a total of 81 samples tested for COVID-19, with six testing positive for the virus and 75 testing negative. The six positive samples from the tertiary care hospital are all linked to and include the Cayman Islands’ first recorded COVID-19 positive patient, a…