News 2011

Compass Point – Healthcare: Emotional cost of overseas health care
Caymanian Compass, November 10, 2011
Travelling off island for medical attention can be costly, stressful and time-consuming. But every year, hundreds of people in the Cayman Islands find themselves with no choice but to do so. 
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Compass Point – Healthcare: Shetty medical centre requires upgrades to CI infrastructure
Caymanian Compass, November 10, 2011
The ultimate vision for Dr. Devi Shetty’s proposed medical tourism development involves the creation of a massive health care city on 600 acres in East End, comprising a 2,000-bed hospital, a medical educational facility and assisted living homes for seniors. Accommodating a project of this magnitude will require significant improvements to Grand Cayman’s infrastructure, in areas including transportation, housing and public services. 
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Compass Point – Healthcare: Cayman’s health care capable of change
Caymanian Compass, November 10, 2011
Change is not always an easy thing to accomplish but it is sometimes extremely important for the betterment of all. When it comes to healthcare, the Cayman Islands Government recognises that change is a vital component of achieving the best quality healthcare for Cayman residents at the lowest possible cost.  
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Tenet again joins Healthcare Conference as a Premium Sponsor
Radio Cayman, November 9, 2011
This coming November 17-19, the Ministry of Health will host the 2nd annual Cayman Islands National Healthcare Conference at the Ritz Carlton.  Tenet Healthcare, an award winning, U.S. based healthcare organization is again supporting the event as a Premium Sponsor.
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Compass Point – Healthcare: Reforming health care is the responsibility of all residents
Caymanian Compass, November 3, 2011
Health care costs are creating one of the biggest financial headaches for countries worldwide, with the amount people are spending on health care rising faster than incomes in most developed countries.
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Compass Point – Healthcare: The myth of free health care
Caymanian Compass, November 3, 2011
For many in Cayman, free healthcare has become an expectation – one that stands in the way of a long-term sustainable health system. 
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Compass Point – Healthcare: Gov’t spends $93 million per year on local health care
Caymanian Compass, November 3, 2011
The Cayman Islands government spends more than $93 million per year to provide health care services.  
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Second health conference gears up
The Cayman Islands Journal, November 2, 2011
The high cost of healthcare in the Cayman Islands is coming under the microscope this month at the National Healthcare 20/20 Conference.Click here for more information

20/20 Cayman Islands National Healthcare Conference Supported by Health Services Authority
Radio Cayman, October 25th, 2011
The 2nd annual National Healthcare Conference, to be held this November at the Ritz Carlton, is shaping up to be one of most anticipated events of the year. Speakers from both the international and local medical community have committed to presenting on topics that will help shape the developing national health care policy and improve the current healthcare model.
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Health under Microscope
Caymanian Compass, October 10, 2011

The second annual National Health Care 20/20 Conference will be held 17-19 November, at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman focusing on the crucial issue of “Health Care Economics: The Search for Quality and Affordability”. Minister of Health Mark Scotland recently sat down to answer some questions about the conference.
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National Healthcare Conference announced
Cayman iNews, September 16, 2011

Officials from the government and the Health Services Authority met at the Ritz Carlton Hotel for the pre-launching of the National Healthcare Conference 20/20.
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Minister announces Health Conference
Caymanian Compass, September 9, 2011

Health minister Mark Scotland on Thursday announced plans to hold Cayman’s second national healthcare conference, which this year will address how affordable, quality healthcare can be made available to every person in the country.
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Free healthcare has to stop says Minister, Cayman News Service
September 8, 2011

One of the biggest obstacles for providing affordable and sustainable healthcare in the Cayman Islands is the prevalent entitlement culture, according to speakers at a press briefing launching the island’s second annual healthcare conference, which is to be held later this year.
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