Business View Caribbean | Volume 8, Issue 8

24 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8 lizabeth al T he Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is Barbados’ primary acute care medical facility, and an accredited teaching hospital affiliated with the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. The institution was opened in November 1964 to address the medical, surgical, clinical and treatment needs of the Caribbean and to serve as a teaching hospital for those seeking a career in the medical profession. Business View reached out to Dr. Clyde Cave, Director of Medical Services at QEH, for updates on how the hospital has been adapting in the wake of COVID-19 and his insights into the resilience in Healthcare, Medicine and Economic Development in Barbados. His remarks are both enlightening and inspiring. BVC: Can you describe how QEH pivoted when the pandemic first began in Barbados? Cave: “I took over as Director of Medical Services right at the beginning of the COVID 19 challenges, when the national decision had already been made to try and keep the Queen Elizabeth Hospital COVID-free and to build a facility at Harrison Point that would largely deal with the COVID burden of disease. Dr. Corey Forde, our Director of Isolation Centres and Head AT A GLANCE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL WHAT: Barbados’ primary, acute care medical facility WHERE: St. Michael, Barbados WEBSITE: www.qehconnect.com THE HEART OF BARBADOS HEALTHCARE