the new facility connect through to the existing KEMH
facility. Existing acute care services, including emergency,
diagnostic imaging, acute care inpatient units, surgery,
dialysis and oncology will transfer to the new build.
The work will result in the delivery of a new state-of-
the-art acute care wing. An atrium, therapeutic garden
area and other architectural elements combine to impart
an aesthetic allure atypical of that usually found in such
healthcare buildings, and the facility takes full advantage
of ocean views toward the capital city of Hamilton, and
over the Bermuda Botanical Gardens to the south shore.
This is Bermuda’s first public private partnership.
Selected after a rigorous procurement process, the
private partner was Paget Healthcare Services, a
consortia which includes the local construction company
BCM McAlpine. The project has won two international
awards recognizing the robustness of the procurement
process, as well as the quality of the design.
The building has been designed towithstand hurricanes
and earthquakes, and will also adhere to LEED standards,
in keeping with BHB’s intent to mitigate impacts on
the environment. And while those standards are eco-
sensitive, they also deploy solutions to conserve on the
consumption of resources such as water and electricity;
solutions which ultimately help BHB also curtail operating
costs.
Recognition of the quality of healthcare in Bermuda
has advanced far beyond Bermuda. In addition to
holding accreditation from Accreditation Canada, BHB’s
mammography services have been accredited by the
AmericanCollegeof Radiology and thepathology services
have been accredited by Joint Commission International.
The BHB has overseen the creation of a state-of-the-art
intensive care unit at KEMH, an internationally leading
center for the treating of diabetes, and, with respect to the
mental health program at Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute,
it has garnered distinction as a training site for psychiatric
residents affiliated with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
The hyperbaric therapy services have been accredited by
Divers Alert Network International, and there’s even an
organ donor program which has been heralded among
those reflecting best industry practices.
