Tag: Health City Cayman Islands
Manny Pacquiao helping young heart patients
(CNS Local Life): Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is helping to facilitate free cardiac care for children from his native Philippines. Pacquiao, who together with his wife founded the Emmanuel and Jinkee’s Heart Foundation, has teamed up with Have a Heart Cayman Islands and Health City Cayman Islands on the charitable initiative. The details of the […]
First group of hospital fellows complete research
(CNS Local Life): A group of Caymanian university students recently completed an inaugural research programme at Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI). The 18 young people who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) were chosen through a competitive application process and finished their work in June and July.
US citizens getting treated at Health City
Can you tell us has Health City Cayman Islands received certification or accreditation to perform procedure on US citizens? When HC opened I believe they said it would be about a year or so. However, I have never seen or heard anything that has said US citizens and/or their insurance providers can use HC facilities […]
Health City and NWDA launch training initiative
(CNS): Health City Cayman Islands and the National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) have collaborated on an innovative programme aimed at providing young Caymanians the opportunity to become qualified support-level healthcare administrators. Degrees and careers in the medical field are a top priority for the Government but many Caymanians are unaware of all the other rewarding […]
Heart surgery saves motorcycle-accident victim
(CNS): A young Caymanian who suffered life-threatening injuries as the result of a motorcycle accident is recovering after heart surgery at Health City Cayman Islands. John Miller III, 25, arrived at the hospital in critical condition with a traumatic aortic injury. Typically, only 10 percent of people with such an injury make it to a […]
St Kitts boy receives free heart surgery in Cayman
(CNS): A boy from St Kitts and Nevis received free cardiac surgery at Health City Cayman Islands, with the help of two charities, Have A Heart Cayman and the World Paediatric Project. Shellon McCalmon thanked the hospital on behalf of her 12-year-old son, Phesaun, who was treated for an atrial septal defect, a hole in the […]
Health City opens neurosurgery services
(CNS): Health City Cayman Islands has expanded its services to include neurosurgery. The facility now offers a wide range of neuro-spinal procedures including the treatment of various conditions of the brain, such as tumours and aneurysms, as well as back and neck problems. Consultant neurosurgeon and spinal surgeon Dr. Komal Prasad said there was a […]
Campers get first-hand look at Health City
(CNS): A group of teenagers recently spent a day at Health City Cayman Islands at a camp designed to give the young people a close-up look at the East End medical facility. The 19 students, aged 12-14 years old, took part in the inaugural Healthcare Explorers Day Camp. “It’s important to encourage our youth, here […]
Health City notches 100th orthopaedic surgery
(CNS): The orthopaedic department at Health City Cayman Islands has performed its 100th surgery since opening at the hospital on 5 June 2014. Dr. Alwin Almeida, senior consultant orthopaedic surgeon, said the first operation undertaken on opening day was shoulder arthroscopic surgery. “Since then we have had a wide range of cases from hip replacements, […]
Health City facility to tackle sleep disorders
(CNS): Health City Cayman Islands has opened Cayman’s first sleep lab to monitor, diagnose and treat sleep disorders, giving patients much-needed rest and an improved quality of life. Consultant pulmonologist Dr. Archita Joshi-Bhatt is head of the Health City Sleep Lab. “Many people are not getting enough good quality sleep and are suffering from sleep […]
