Comments on: Photos & Video: KEMH Holds Ribbon Cutting

By: more than enough

more than enough — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 23:14:41 +0000

Dunkley definitely loves the camera
Conveniently he is getting paid for all this exposure

By: Response from Bermuda Hospitals Board Public Relations

Response from Bermuda Hospitals Board Public Relations — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:21:46 +0000

Response from Bermuda Hospitals Board Public Relations
• Physical environment does impact healthcare and clinical outcomes. And there has also been training and orientation in the new facility to ensure the quality of our operations meets the high standards of the environment.
• There are ample rooms in the ER to meet the anticipated need.
• ICU will remain in the General Wing as it was fully renovated in 2004. The distance between the ICU and the Acute Care Wing while longer is well within international healthcare standards.
• Dialysis patients will access service via elevator. In the unlikely event of an elevator failure, stair access will be made available.
• New processes have been implemented in the surgery department. They were planned.
• All insured patients will be fully covered for their hospital room, irrespective of whether they have private, semi-private or public ward insurance. No additional fee will be levied on any insured patient. Uninsured patients will be billed at the standard hospital benefit rate.

If you have a concern about the Acute Care Wing please contact BHB Communications Department by emailing: public.relations@bhb.bm. BHB has responded to this post in the interest of patient safety.

By: haha

haha — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:16:23 +0000

prolly more then you know about healthcare ya dummy. jump off a bridge…

By: tom cooke

tom cooke — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:12:55 +0000

Jim Bob, yes I am proud of what I did, I have been doing construction here for over 30 yrs,in Bermuda, luckly I was not involved with the Berkley debucle.. but for the ACW to say we had a few design issues would be the understament of the year..or years… but what my guys and I produced is first class..

By: moving forward

moving forward — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:52:57 +0000

A new building doesn’t easily restore poor confidence in the KEMH. If given a choice I’ll always opt not to go to KEMH.

By: What Ever

What Ever — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:14:59 +0000

Jim bob, you have absolutely no clue as to what went on there so there’s no way you would understand what the labor crews went through to get this job done. But since you have something to say why don’t you tell us how you would have made it better.

By: bluebird

bluebird — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:58:23 +0000

at $2.5Million dollars per month that is $30Million per year.
and the younger GENERATION will only have to pay this for the “NEXT” (30) years.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:52:09 +0000

@ Jim bob: I agree, enough said Maybe them that “played a roll” are content because they’re the only ones to profit from this expensive / over budget project?

By: Puma

Puma — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 06:20:58 +0000

Look…let me know when your dispencery has marinol….I am in need of a proper anti inflamitory.

By: Jim bob

Jim bob — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:30:41 +0000

So let me get this correct. You’re proud of something that you took part in and by your own admission is far from perfect? Let’s just pause for a moment there……

By: somuchless

somuchless — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:18:20 +0000

We haven’t heard from flip flop in a while so in sure it’s his turn.

By: tom cooke

tom cooke — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:23:29 +0000

I am not sure how to reply to “hen bird ” but the rest of the posts are just ..forgive me crap. … I spent 122 weeks on this project, first as a mechanic. . Then ended up running my own sphere.. we as I always say are just installers to the designers drawings and designs.. is the new WING perfect. .far from from it. But I for one am proud of the part that I played in it.. and am sure the rest of the guys that worked there as well..

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:56:21 +0000

Medical Tourism was a big issue of the PLP under the Premiership of Dr. Brown. Now it is never mentioned. Perhaps medical tourism is big business, but handled by a clinic rather than KEMH?
It certainly is odd that medical tourism isn’t one of the new businesses called for by the PLP of today to add to sea bed mining; on line gambling; taxing aircraft flying over Bermuda; cannabis cafes and such like.

By: Unbelievable

Unbelievable — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:41:21 +0000

I was there and I was struck by how all the MPs from both sides were shaking hands with each other, cracking jokes, laughing, generally having a great old time as if they were the best of friends. Well except Lovitta Foggo. She didn’t move from her seat.

The entire thing creeped me out.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:36:12 +0000

I see now they’ve inserted a slide show and by God! they do have our former Health Minister (P.L.P.) Zane DeSilva in the 18th photo, also a couple others from the P.L.P.were present.
Bernews I thank you for that…

By: Watcher55

Watcher55 — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:05:33 +0000

Ummm ….no

By: Kunta

Kunta — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:37:42 +0000

That’s Great, so does this mean we don’t have to go to Lahey Clinic and Bringham and Women Hospital any more ?

By: sonso

sonso — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:56:29 +0000

And you guys talk about the OBA having paid bloggers? PUH!

By: serengeti

serengeti — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:54:46 +0000

It’s surprising someone hasn’t claimed there were 3,000 people there. That’s normally what happens when 150 people turn up at something.

By: Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:48:17 +0000

Minister Atherden had as much time on stage as the Premier. Give up the stupid stuff, please.

By: sonso

sonso — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:48:15 +0000

Good, then get out of the way of progress!

By: sonso

sonso — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:47:36 +0000

Bermuda awoke on December of 2012!

By: Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:45:26 +0000

Zane DeSilva was there.

By: LiarLiar

LiarLiar — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:24:21 +0000

That’s funny since I see Foggo, Desilva, Weeks, former Premier Scott, Lister et al in those pics.

Now I am assuming an apology will be forthcoming? Silly me.

By: LiarLiar

LiarLiar — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:21:31 +0000

He was there as well as others.

Question for you, did the PLP invite any Opposition members when they opened the only police headquarters and court building? If not, do you think that was appropriate?

By: Politricks

Politricks — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:19:31 +0000

I feel you on that one. It has become extremely boring. But empty vessels make the most noise as they say.

By: Hen bird

Hen bird — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:04:43 +0000

New buildings do not improve healthcare or clinical outcomes. The new wing will now have fewer ER bays than the old ER dept, as the hospital had counted on the emergency facilities being open in the west and east ends as well as GP ‘s being open longer hours. The ICU is still in the old building which means the sickest of all the islands patients will now need to be transported back to the old building along a long corridor on a stretcher! The dialysis unit now relies on an elevator, the new operating theatres forgot to add a pre-surgical room for administration of pre meds etc, ( you will now be wheeled directly into the theatre). There are now massively increased running costs for staff and utilities, massive additional monthly rental payments of 2.5 million per month, the all single room fees that will now be levied upon patients, as many do not have policies that cover a single room. All this in an environment where healthcare costs are out of control. Why was this project ever, ever given the green light. I remember reading about ” medical tourism”, it looks as though the new wing was perhaps intended for that? then someone finally realized that medical tourism was a non starter, so the concept was changed. Why else would there be so many problems with the layout and funding. It makes no sense to have done what has been done. There has to be another reason. There are the same number of patients in Bermuda, there are no extra beds, this is how the hospital makes its noney. Yet we are being told that insurance billing has to go down…..so how is KEMH going to NOT be bankrupt.

By: Protagonist

Protagonist — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:56:12 +0000

…and if he didn’t show up you’d have something to say about that. Tired of people only looking for the negative. We’ve become a people that sit with both barrels loaded waiting for the opportunity to unload. It’s getting old…

By: serengeti

serengeti — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:44:37 +0000

It’s certainly unlike the PLP years. The would never wear shorts. Always a $3,000 suit.

By: mj

mj — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:25:45 +0000

@JimBob—-lmaoHAHAHAHAHAHHAhhahahahahhaha photo ops , there for opening envelope!!!Pricelesshahahahhahahhahahhahahahhahahha

By: lifetime

lifetime — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:16:39 +0000

The Premier’s matching tie and shorts is so 1980′s.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:50:24 +0000

Just like another Premier, (Ewart Brown) we had a few years ago in’it?

By: LiarLiar

LiarLiar — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:22:13 +0000

Bet you can’t provide one shred of proof they they ‘cried down’ the need to upgrade the hospital.

And what the hell did a construction boss know about health care and why didn’t you ask the question two years ago?

By: hmmm

hmmm — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:17:46 +0000

I wonder who will pop up on Thursday / Friday this week from the PLP

By: They were there

They were there — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:16:02 +0000

Don’t worry, Zane was there getting his picture taken too! Of course tomorrow he will be complaining about something about the place….

By: watching

watching — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:05:37 +0000

you can hardly even see the Minister of Health performing any tangible role in the opening. Dunkley sure loves the spotlight doesn’t he?

By: That's not all the pictures

That's not all the pictures — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:00:05 +0000

There was a mix of both OBA and PLP there, senators and former MPs.

The pictures you see above do not include all of pictures taken. There are other official pictures that include current and former MP’s (from both the Government and the Opposition), Ministers of Health etc.

In the speeches given the former Government and Ministers of Health (including Zane DeSilva and the late Nelson Bascome)were thanked for the roles they played in bringing the project to Bermuda.

By: Jim Bob

Jim Bob — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:52:23 +0000

Dunkley shows up for more photo ops than the dictator of north korea! I would not be surprised if Dunkley showed up for the opening of an envelope.

By: watching

watching — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:50:30 +0000

For a party/government that preaches collaboration and working together, surely the Shadow Health Minister or the Opposition Leader could have been invited to the grand opening of Bermuda’s only hospital.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:41:51 +0000

Oh stop your deception…you have long been promoting the PLP and stomping on the OBA.

By: Impressive

Impressive — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:15:41 +0000

Does it even make sense anymore, I have become so downbeat with this government and their double talk, deception and contradiction..

By: Trust NOT

Trust NOT — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:14:07 +0000

He should of been invited! UBP/OBA claimed prior to election they would shut down CITV and others things, but get there on point for picture taking? Bermuda Wake up!

By: Trust NOT

Trust NOT — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:08:39 +0000

I don’t believe my eyes. Can we say media lovers?

By: friends and family

friends and family — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:05:52 +0000

Proudly standing out front of the hospital they all cried down.

Amazing – were the shadow members not invited for the photo op?

Friends and family I see a mp wife – what they know about health care?

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:46:28 +0000

Where’s Zane, it was/is his “debt”? On another note, now let’s pay for this “new wing”