Elephant Unveiled As New Hospital Mascot

February 13, 2014

The Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] today introduces its mascot, Eddie the Elephant. Named after King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, the elephant will be used to help educate the public on the departments moving to the new Acute Care Wing in September.

Eddie will visit schools and in the coming months you may even meet him on the street in special educational promotions.

Eddie the mascot

An elephant was chosen as the hospital’s mascot because it is a symbol of strength, stability and long life.

“Our Public Relations Department listed ten advantages elephants possess that would aid various health promotions,” said BHB CEO Venetta Symonds. “Three are strength, stability and long life. If you can guess the remaining seven, send your response to our Public Relations Department for the chance to get your photo taken with Eddie.”

Members of the public should email cathy.stovell@bhb.bm with their answers and contact details by Friday 28 February 2014.

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  1. Mike says:

    So the next time there is a huge hospital scandal… there will be a figurative and literal one.

  2. Nuffin but da Truth says:

    LMAO…. could not have chosen a better Mascot!

  3. Wow , and just to think !he will just work for peanuts!!!!LOL looking good there Doc Schultz….

    • shaka zulu says:

      HA HA good one @Stewie, what about this one@”hey Eddie you happy to see me, or is that your trunk on my junk..wonder what the mascots would be if the OBA or PLP had some???

  4. Betty Trump says:

    “The Elephant is in the room.” Can we see it, I look forward to meeting the elephant. This elephant is a sign of “Three are strength, stability and long life.

  5. Charter says:

    LOL, the elephant in the room is how we are going to pay for this partial upgrade of the hospital.

  6. More like the “white elephant”.

  7. haha says:

    Works with all the elephants we guys drink!!!

  8. waltwhite says:

    Ha, the face of the king Edward is a DUMBO

  9. Hen bird says:

    Dumbo.

    How insulting. BHB needs to inform the public of what exactly they are doing about improving healthcare using big boy words. Not a pretend doctor in an elephant costume. Tell us how outcomes have improved. How staff has been performing. Fancy new buildings do NOT improve healthcare. Healthcare professionals do that.

  10. JUNK YARD DOG says:

    All Of the Nurses at K.E.M.H. are highly trained dedicated professionals and there are no words good enough express my sincere appreciation to all those very special people for the care and sacrifice given by them . I live to tell my story.

    We all are in deed most fortunate.