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Doctors targets stem cell therapy launch
DOCTORS Hospital plans to launch stem cell therapy and enter the primary healthcare market during its current financial year, after profits for the year to end-January 2017 increased five-fold.
BAIC gives contract for GB Arts Centre
The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) has awarded Patrick McDonald Construction Company the contract to complete building and retrofitting work on the Grand Bahama Arts and Crafts Centre.
Port-fighting family in $46.5m GB exit
A Florida-based family who engaged in a bitter public battle with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its affiliates have put all their Freeport interests up for sale with a $46.5m asking price.
Contracts signed for Exuma hospital
PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham was on hand yesterday for the official contract-signing ceremony for the construction of the Exuma Community Health Care Facility.
Welcome back: Returnees flying in today face checks on if they go home
ONE hundred and ninety Bahamians returning to the country today could have their homes evaluated to determine if they qualify for home isolation or have to be quarantined in a government facility.
Heroic $6.2m investment creates 70 concrete jobs
A Grand Bahama businesswoman is investing $6.2m in a concrete plant operation that will create up to 70 jobs over the next 12 months as it “ramps up” to full operations following its April 22 ground-breaking.
PM tours site of care unit
PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham toured the site of the new Critical Care Unit that is currently under construction at the Princess Margaret Hospital yesterday.
Reverse osmosis units arrive in Grand Bahama
THE first shipment of reverse osmosis units has arrived in Grand Bahama for construction of a new three-million-gallon RO plant being built at a cost of $5m by the Grand Bahama Utility Company.
Doctors enjoys up to 40% non-COVID revenue rise
Doctors Hospital plans to unveil its new Bay Street pharmacy within 30 days, a top executive revealed yesterday, with monthly non-COVID revenues up to 40 percent higher than pre-pandemic comparatives.
Your chance to see inside the $4.5m Hawksbill Hall
THE University of the Bahamas’ northern campus is holding an open house for the public to view the newly built $4.5m Hawksbill Hall, which will be available for occupancy in the Fall of 2018.The open house is from June 18 to 29 between 10am to 4pm da
Bethesda Medical Mission partners with PHA to provide free dental services in Grand Bahama
THE Public Hospitals Authority announced that Bethesda Medical Mission Inc will provide free medical and dental services in Grand Bahama from February 19 to 26.
MARINA SALE A HUGE BOOST FOR FREEPORT: US developer buys Port Lucaya for 200 condo/hotel project
A well-known Freeport marina is “under contract” to be sold as part of a deal involving construction of a new 200-unit condo hotel, Tribune Business confirmed yesterday.
Gov't urged to 'roll back' 45% medical gear tax barrier
A leading physician yesterday urged the Government to abolish import duties of up to 45 per cent on medical equipment, arguing there should be “no barriers” preventing Bahamian healthcare facilities from entering the medical tourism market.
Health model revamp in $100m Dorian rebuilding
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the public health system’s $100m post-Dorian rebuild will likely create a “more efficient model” on the impacted islands, adding: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Dr Duane Sands, minister of health, told Trib
COVID-19: Two more deaths announced
Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands announced on Thursday that two more people have died due to COVID-19: a 53-year-old man and a 51-year-old man. The total number of deaths now stands at 11.
A faster way to heal: Platelet rich plasma therapy at Family Medical Centre
Family Medicine Centre is now offering platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy, an innovative treatment which helps in the healing of injured muscles, ligaments, and tendons. It is a non-surgical treatment for chronic sports and musculoskeletal injuries.
Doctors in 40% public GB hospital ownership
Doctors Hospital is planning to offer at least a 40 percent collective ownership stake to Grand Bahamians in the $15m-$20m hospital it plans to open on that island by the 2022 second quarter.
Government commissions latest ten new ambulances
THE government yesterday commissioned ten new “top of the line” ambulances to improve its capacity to respond to medical emergencies.
EDITORIAL: Imagination is first step to ‘fixing’ Grand Bahama
POWERFUL images of hundreds of hopefuls lined up for a government-led job fair in Grand Bahama over the weekend delivered an unmistakable message. Grand Bahama is hurting.
Doctors condemn weekend’s rallies
AFTER a weekend filled with political rallies, motorcades and other campaign events, the Medical Association of The Bahamas is expressing “grave concern” that those activities might turn out to be “super spreaders”.