Reprinted: The Gleaner, 5-22-24 Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is challenging Jamaica’s private sector to come on board to develop the country as a hub for health tourism. Addressing a recent press conference during a visit to the Cornwall Regional Hospital [CRH] in Montego Bay, St James, Tufton said he has already approached stakeholders in the western city “We should explore the … [Read more...]
Cayman Islands: Shetty plans $100M hospital in Camana Bay
The Health City Cayman Islands management team has no regrets about opening the state-of-the-art hospital in East End but the location has proved to be the biggest lesson learned since the hospital opened seven years ago, Shomari Scott, the chief business officer at HCCI, said Friday. And so, with plans for a new state-of-the-art facility, this second hospital is going to be much closer to its … [Read more...]
Shetty aiming to build Cayman medical school
[Reprinted: Cayman Compass, 12-14-2020] Producing homegrown doctors and health workers has become a national security issue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Dr. Devi Shetty, the celebrated surgeon behind Health City Cayman Islands. Shetty said his group still aims to build a medical school in Grand Cayman that he believes could help train and inspire the next generation of … [Read more...]
Health City Cayman to Become the Center for Caribbean Medical Tourism and Beyond
Surgeon and entrepreneur Dr. Devi Shetty has recently outlined his plan to make Grand Cayman the “capital of medical tourism for the western hemisphere” within the next seven years. The man behind Health City Cayman believes the hospital’s growth will accelerate with the construction of a new multi-million dollar cancer centre within the next 12 months. He expects patients to come largely from … [Read more...]
Innovative Orthopedic Procedure successfully performed at Cayman Health City
Cayman Health City continues to raise the bar for introducing the latest medical services to the Caribbean. The latest procedure was performed on a Caymanian man who was in great pain as a result of being in a car accident decades ago where his right femur was now shorter than his left. … [Read more...]