Cayman Islands Statement on World Health Organization (WHO)-approved HIV Testing Kits
The Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Elizabeth McLaughlin, Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, and the Ministry of Health are providing further information regarding the reported “false negative HIV results” in response to queries relating to approved HIV…
Investigation ongoing into Cayman Islands Fire Service vehicle incident
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) continue to work closely with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) to ensure that the incident on Monday, 13 March 2017 involving a fire rescue vehicle is…
All Cayman Islands healthcare facilities urged to use WHO-approved HIV test kits
The Health Services Authority (HSA) has been made aware of three separate incidents of reported “false negative” HIV tests from private healthcare facilities. The samples subsequently tested positive at the HSA’s lab, with the results also confirmed by the authority’s…
Cayman Islands premier goes back to work
Premier Alden McLaughlin returns to work GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin returned to his office at the Government Administration Building on Wednesday following surgery at the George Town Hospital on Monday evening, 9th January,…
Cayman Islands HSA’s new memorial garden pays tribute to late staff member
In a true demonstration of community spirit several volunteers and donors throughout Cayman joined with staff at the Health Services Authority (HSA) to complete a new memorial garden at the Cayman Islands Hospital. The garden was constructed in honour of…
Cayman Islands Health Services celebrates World Mental Health Week
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) and Psychiatry and Behavioral Services Department will join in celebration of World Mental Health Week, which begins 9th October and concludes on 15th October globally. On 10th October every year the World Health…
The Editor Speaks: HSA to go after insurance companies
It is a difficult dilemma to solve when you have $90M of bad debt and the vast majority of it is uncollectable. This is the problem the Cayman Islands Health Authority has and realistically only $10M of it is collectable….
Cayman Islands health services honours staff for long service
Over 80 per cent of the Health Services Authority (HSA) staff, including Faith Hospital in Cayman Brac and all district health centres, were honoured in July for their years of service. The HSA celebrated all its staff members in its…
The Editor Speaks: Civil servants cleared of wrongdoing in Carepay investigation but found doing nothing. The safest option?
It was a pretty damning report that was executed by the Internal Audit Unit of the Cayman Islands into the Carepay procurement process that followed the imprisonment of Canover Watson, the former chairman of the Health Services Authority. Watson was…
Cayman Islands: CarePay audit report finds no corruption by public service
From The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands Internal auditors looking into the CarePay procurement process have found no evidence of corruption by civil or public servants their report says. Earlier this year jurors in a corruption…
