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The Bermuda Hospitals Board operates the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, located in
Paget Parish Paget Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1572–1629). The parish is located in the central south of the island chain, immediately south of Hamilton Harbor on th ...
, and the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, located in
Devonshire Parish Devonshire Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. Originally named ''Cavendish Tribe'' and later Devonshire Tribe, for William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1552–1626). ''Devonshire Redoubt'', on Castle Island, one of the Castle H ...
. Dr Michael Richmond is the chief of staff. It logged 430 incidents that resulted in harm to patients between March 28, 2011 and December 31, 2015. 14 patients died unexpectedly, 5 needed life-saving treatment and 9 suffered permanent harm. There were about 6,000 hospital admissions, 30,000 emergency department attendances and 6,300 outpatient procedures in 2017. It started using a new electronic medical records system, called PEARL, in October 2022. In October 2022 surgeons complained that supplies of specialist equipment used in the operating room of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital were constantly at risk of running out.


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