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The Healthcare Today with HSA is a radio program by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) covering health news, offering advice, and answering health-related questions.
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World Blood Donor Day: Why is donating blood important? | Healthcare Today with HSA
This episode of Healthcare Today with the HSA explores why blood donation is one of the simplest yet most powerful ways to save lives in the Cayman Islands. With demand for blood continuing to grow, maintaining a stable supply is critical for surgeries, emergency care, cancer treatment, and more.
Join HSA Medical Technologists Kristine Battad and Michael Parchment as they discuss who can donate, how the process works, and the impact of each donation across our healthcare system.
Learn about the importance of World Blood Donor Day, current donation rates in the Cayman Islands, and why more people are encouraged to become regular donors. The conversation also addresses common myths, platelet donation, and how the new mobile blood collection unit is helping to make donating more accessible across the community.
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29 May 2026
Why am I asked for my ID and Insurance at every hospital visit? | Healthcare Today with HSA
This episode of Healthcare Today with the HSA explores how patient identification, registration, and insurance verification contribute to safe, accurate, and efficient healthcare at the Health Services Authority (HSA).
HSA Registration team members John Douglas, Tamika Rankin, and Rohan Robinson discuss the importance of accurate patient information in supporting safe, efficient, and high-quality care across the organisation.
They explain why patients are asked to confirm their details at each visit, outline how insurance verification works, and walk through the registration process. The episode also clarifies the differences between insured and self-pay patients and the importance of keeping personal and insurance information up to date to prevent delays or errors in care.
The episode highlights how accurate identification helps prevent medical errors, enables faster treatment, and ensures patients receive appropriate care promptly.
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22 May 2026
Can Speech Therapy help after a stroke or parkinson’s diagnosis? | Healthcare Today with HSA
In this episode of Healthcare Today with the HSA, we explore an important patient question: Can speech therapy help after a stroke or a Parkinson’s diagnosis?
As part of Speech-Language-Hearing Month in May, HSA Faith Gealey-Rochez, Speech and Language Therapist, discusses how neurological speech therapy supports patients across the Cayman Islands living with conditions that affect communication, swallowing, memory, and independence.
The episode explains how stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, dementia, and other neurological conditions can impact speech and daily function, and how early intervention through speech-language therapy can significantly improve recovery, safety, and quality of life.
Learn about HSA’s comprehensive neurological rehabilitation services, including inpatient, outpatient, and home-based care, as well as the new Speak Out! programme for Parkinson’s patients.
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