Bermuda Hospitals Board

The Bermuda Hospitals Board operates the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, located in Paget Parish, and the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, located in Devonshire Parish.[1]

Dr Michael Richmond is the chief of staff.

It logged 430 incidents that resulted in harm to patients between March 28, 2011 and December 31, 2015. 14 patients died unexpectedly, 5 needed life-saving treatment and 9 suffered permanent harm. There were about 6,000 hospital admissions, 30,000 emergency department attendances and 6,300 outpatient procedures in 2017.[2]

It started using a new electronic medical records system, called PEARL, in October 2022. [3]

In October 2022 surgeons complained that supplies of specialist equipment used in the operating room of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital were constantly at risk of running out.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Contact Us" Archived 2012-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Bermuda Hospitals Board. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
2. ^ "Hospital reveals harm figures". Royal Gazette. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
3. ^ "Hospital Board CEO: 'Today Is A Milestone Day'". Bernews. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
4. ^ "Doctors warn of surgery crisis due to shortage of equipment". Royal Gazette. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.