The Public Hospitals Authority is responsible for managing public hospitals and other health-related organizations in the Commonwealth of
The Bahamas. It was created in July 1999 by the Public Hospitals Authority Act of the
Parliament of the Bahamas. It is responsible for three hospitals: Princess Margaret Hospital, Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, and Rand Memorial Hospital.
It is also responsible for managing the
National Emergency Medical Services, the
Bahamas National Drug Agency, the Materials Management Directorate, and the Community Health Services in Grand Bahama, which with the Rand Hospital constitute the
Grand Bahama Health Services. It negotiates terms and conditions for the staff with the
Bahamas Nurses' Union and the
Medical Association of the Bahamas.
Its offices are in Centreville,
New Providence
New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It is the location of the national capital city of Nassau, whose boundaries are coincident with the island; it had a population of 246 ...
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Medical and health organisations based in the Bahamas