Registration for Cayman Islands Government schools now open
The registration for students enrolling in, or transferring to, Government schools for the 2019/2020 school year will open on Monday, 1st April 2019 and will close on Friday, 28th June, 2019. Registration for Government Reception is open for qualifying children aged 4 Years 0 months before 1st September 2019. That means a…
Cayman Islands HSA encourages women to protect themselves from cervical cancer
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) is encouraging women to take action to protect themselves from cervical cancer by educating women about the ways they can prevent the disease which include regular screening…
Cayman Islands: Maples and Calder hosts two in-house blood drives
George Town, Grand Cayman | Following the success of the first ever mobile blood drive conducted by the Health Services Authority (HSA) earlier this year, Maples and Calder was pleased to partner with the Cayman Islands Blood Bank to host…
Cayman Islands HSA experiencing technical difficulties with pharmacy network
Technical difficulties with Pharmacy Network The Health Services Authority wishes to inform the public that due to technical difficulties impacting its pharmacy computer network, there may be delays with prescription refills at the Cayman Islands Hospital Pharmacy, District Health Centers…
Cayman Islands HSA celebrates Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
HSA) Laboratory professionals at the Health Services Authority (HSA), as part of initiatives to continuously enhance knowledge, skills, clinical quality and patient diagnosis, are collaborating with their professional colleagues from across the Caribbean and the United States to host the…
Cayman Islands Governor compares HSA to UK’s best hospitals
The Health Services Authority (HSA) is comparable to some of the best hospitals in the United Kingdom was His Excellency Governor Anwar Choudhury’s verdict after completing a tour of the Cayman Islands Hospital on Friday, 6 April 2018. “I just…
Cayman Islands HSA partners with CHF to improve detection of heart disease
A generous donation from the Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) will further the training of several clinical professionals of the Health Services Authority (HSA) allowing them to improve the detection and management of heart disease and heart rhythm problems. Cardiac stress…
Cayman Island Blood Bank partnership makes history and breaks records with first mobile blood drive
The Health Services Authority, Car City and Hurley’s Media made history on Saturday, 10 March by hosting the first ever mobile blood drive in the Cayman Islands with a total of 52 pints of blood donated, a record number for…
Cayman Islands HSA doctors save patient after lung collapses from acupuncture
An acupuncture therapy visit at a local establishment left Caymanian Debbie Pennington-Ebanks with a collapsed lung, a potentially fatal medical emergency. Mrs. Pennington-Ebanks had returned to work, after the acupuncture procedure when she begun to have difficulty breathing. 911 was…
Cayman Islands HSA suspends all security officers
By Georgina Wilcox The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (has) has placed all security officers working for them under “required leave” that means suspension will pay. A notice, we have seen, was sent to the security officers this week. It…