Doctors urge public not to avoid hospitals in emergencies
Cayman Compass | By Reshma Ragoonath – April 24, 2020
Health City Accepting All Emergencies and Offering Telemedicine in Phased Reopening
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…
Health City Cayman Islands Reopens for Emergency and Critical Care Referrals Only
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…
Patient One of Two New Positive COVID-19 Test Results from Health City
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…
Two Health City staff members test positive for COVID-19
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…
Two additional Health City samples test positive for COVID-19, bringing total to four positives
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…
No further COVID-19 cases among Health City staff
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’ First Recorded Covid-19 Positive Patient Passes Away
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…
CrossFit trainer competes in half-marathon after Health City knee repair surgery
CAYMAN ISLANDS (December 15, 2020) – To see CrossFit trainer Louane Martins-Silva in action today, you wouldn’t believe it’s only been a few years since she was hobbling in pain and facing a future without sports due to a devastating knee injury. Although she trained for and competed in the half-marathon route of the Cayman…
Health City issues COVID-19 Update
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…
First 19 Health City staff member tests are negative for COVID-19
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…
Health City founder Dr. Devi Shetty featured in Netflix documentary
CAYMAN ISLANDS (December 7, 2020) – World renowned heart surgeon and philanthropist Dr. Devi Shetty, founder of Health City Cayman Islands and chairman of India’s Narayana Health Group, is to be featured in a BBC-produced documentary – The Surgeon’s Cut – premiering globally on Netflix on Wednesday, December 9. The Surgeon’s Cut profiles just four…
