BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA HOSPITALS AGAIN RANKED AMONG THE REGION’S BEST
Baptist Hospital Ranked Best Hospital in Miami-Dade County
MIAMI, FL – August 3, 2016 – Baptist Health South Florida is once again recognized by U.S. News and World Report for being among the best healthcare providers in the region with Baptist Hospital, Homestead Hospital, South Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital earning 25 high-performing honors in 12 types of care. Baptist Health hospitals won four of the top five slots in Miami-Dade County, with Baptist Hospital coming in at number one in the county.
“We are proud to be the most decorated healthcare organization in the region once again,” said Brian E. Keeley, president and chief executive officer of Baptist Health. “It’s an honor we share with the thousands of physicians, dedicated employees, nurses, board members, donors and volunteers who work tirelessly to provide compassionate quality care to our patients each and every day.”
In the Miami- Ft. Lauderdale region, Baptist Hospital is ranked #2, South Miami Hospital is ranked #4 and Homestead Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital are tied at #6. Only 504 hospitals (out of approximately 5,000 hospitals nationwide), including Baptist Hospital, South Miami Hospital, Homestead Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital were named to the list of Best Regional Hospitals, putting them among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the country. In addition, Baptist Health's Centers of Excellence - Miami Cancer Institute, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute and Neuroscience Center – were all recognized as high-performing in their respective area of expertise.
The U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 27th year, help guide patients to hospitals that deliver outstanding care across 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. The Best Hospitals methodologies include objective measures such as patient survival, the number of times a given procedure is performed, infection rates, adequacy of nurse staffing and more.
“U.S. News evaluates nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “A hospital that emerged from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of.”
For 2016-17, 153 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty, while 1,628 received a high performing rating in one or more specialties, procedures or conditions. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals that were high-performing across multiple areas of care.
Best Hospitals was produced by U.S. News with RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Source: U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
EARL EXPECTED TO BE A HURRICANE
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, ON WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST, 2016 AT 12PM.
EARL NOT A HURRICANE YET BUT EXPECTED TO BE ONE VERY SOON
AT 11AM EDT, TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 84.4° WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES EAST OF ISLA ROATAN HONDURAS AND ABOUT 235 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BELIZE CITY.
EARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK, THE CORE OF EARL IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR THE HONDURAS BAY ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO, AND EARL IS EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER BY THE TIME IT REACHES BELIZE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER THE CENTER OF EARL MOVES INLAND.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES
NIB Providenciales Magistrate's court update - August 3rd 2016
On Wednesday August 8th 2016, defendant Alden Durham of Caicos Beach Club Resort Ltd. was scheduled to appear in the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court to answer to complaints filed by the NIB for failing to pay nis contributions and additional charges as an employer in the amount of $5,702.90.
The defendant did not appear and the matter was adjourned for mention on Thursday, September 22nd 2016.
EMANCIPATION DAY REMARKS: HONORABLE PORSHA STUBBS-SMITH, AUGUST 1ST 2016
Good morning all, I am grateful to be here with you as we proudly celebrate Emancipation Day 2016, a day where we recognize and honor the strength and invincible spirit bestowed to us by our ancestors. Every year as a nation we join forces with our regional neighbors and reflect on the injustice, humiliation and unthinkable suffering our ancestors bore during one of the most challenging times. When persons were viewed as property and treated under the harshest conditions.
Emancipation allows us to look into our past without fear, it allows us to show the utmost gratitude to our forefathers who fought through and arose victorious from the hands of the oppressors. That is what makes this day so significant. It is vital for us to continue to honor their memory, as it is because of the tough sacrifices they made that we are able to be here today; free, free to choose, free to make our own decisions and free to speak. It is their resilience and perseverance that we should all seek to uphold.
On August 1, 1834, marked a new beginning for our African slave ancestors and their offspring and where their vision of liberation became a reality. They were no longer just picturing the hopes of freedom; they were finally going to live it. The relentless fight and firm belief that freedom was, and should be; theirs empowered them to never give up.
Turks and Caicos on this Emancipation day celebration, there is much to be learnt from what this day stands for; we have inherited a spirit of strength, determination and courage. We must respect the tenacity of our ancestors and the foundations they have laid, by guarding the freedoms which we have gained as a result of their willpower.
As a nation and throughout our communities we must never lose hope, never surrender to unjust ideologies and as hardships present itself, let us not falter but remain resilient as our forefathers. We must be our brother’s keeper, at all times. As our ancestors, their strength in part came from one another; we ought to remain united as they did. Emancipation speaks volume on unity, it is not me alone or you alone to fight the battle of emancipation but it is us, together as one.
Today let us celebrate triumph over oppression, let us commit to the principles of peace, forgiveness, love and most importantly diversity to which our national strength as a people has allowed us to prosper. In closing I say happy Emancipation Day! God bless you all and may God bless our ‘Beautiful by Nature’ Turks and Caicos Islands.
PDM PARTY ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING HON CLARENCE SELVER
After weeks of talks on the road that the Hon. Clarence Selver was left off the party ticket, the Leader of the PDM has issued a statement regarding the appointed member.
The statement from the Leader below.
The PDM wishes to clarify its position regarding Hon Clarence Selver. Hon Selver has served the PDM over 30 years in various positions. Within the past few weeks, he has informed the Party of his intention to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming elections and also that he will no longer be a part of the PDM Party. He has since announced his candidacy publicly.
Hon Selver is currently serving as the Opposition’s Appointed Member in the House of Assembly and as an appointed member to the Appropriations and Expenditure Committees. All appointments are by the hand of the Leader of the Opposition.
We understand the Constitution of this country and appreciate that all appointments are by way of consultation with the Leader of the Opposition. However the PDM believes that it is a matter for Hon Selver as to whether he chooses to continue to serve on a PDM issued Platform.
We wish to publicly thank him for his service over the years and we will be happy to welcome him back if he chooses to return.
BAHAMAS MARINE FORECAST
MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 6AM WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST 2016, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 0930UTC.
BEACHGOERS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT BEACHES MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES.
GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG WITH AN INDUCED TROUGH FROM TROPICAL STORM EARL WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS.
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS:
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
WEATHER: A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS:
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
WINDS: EASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
WEATHER: BREEZY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER.
MOONRISE: 7:19AM HIGH TIDE: 8:49 AM HIGH TIDE 9:13 PM
MOONSET: 8:31 PM LOW TIDE: 2:57 PM LOW TIDE 3:37 AM THU
EXTENDED FORECAST: (FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS)
FORECAST FOR (DAY 2) THURSDAY
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SWELLS:
WEATHER: FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
FORECAST FOR (DAY 3) FRIDAY
WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND SOUTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
WEATHER: THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL
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BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 3RD JULY 2016
GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG WITH AN INDUCED TROUGH FROM TROPICAL STORM EARL WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT BEACHES MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES.
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS:
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM WITH FEW CLOUDY INTERVALS, FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH FEW STRAY SHOWERS.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS:
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND HOT WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER.
ADVISORY: SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER OPEN WATERS.
SEAS: 4 TO 7 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.
TODAY’S HIGH TEMPERATURE 93 °F 34 °C
OVERNITE LOW TEMPERATURE 79 °F 26 °C
SUNRISE: 6:39 AM MOONRISE: 7:19AM HIGH TIDE: 8:49 AM HIGH TIDE: 9:13 PM
SUNSET: 7:53 PM MOONSET: 8:31 PM LOW TIDE: 2:57 PM LOW TIDE: 3:37 AM
EXTENDED FORECAST: (FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS)
FORECAST FOR (DAY 2) THURSDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY WITH FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.
FORECAST FOR (DAY 3) FRIDAY
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM WITH THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND SOUTHEASTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL….
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TROPICAL STORM EARL EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR THE HONDURAS BAY ISLANDS HEADING TO BELIZE
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, ON TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST 2016 AT 6PM.
TROPICAL STORM EARL EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR THE HONDURAS BAY ISLANDS ON ITS WAY TO BELIZE
AT 5PM EDT, TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 81.5° WEST OR ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND CAYMAN OR ABOUT 450 MILES EAST OF BELIZE CITY. EARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. ON THIS TRACK, THE CORE OF EARL IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST NORTH OF THE HONDURAS BAY ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN BE VERY NEAR THE BELIZE COAST EARLY THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND EARL COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT APPROACHES BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM.
PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE
ISSUED: 5:45PM ON TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST 2016
TROPICAL STORM EARL
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, ON TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST 2016 AT 1PM.
AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE FINDS TROPICAL STORM EARL IN NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA
EARL IS THE FIFTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE 2016 HURRICANE SEASON
AT 12PM EDT, TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 80.2° WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND CAYMAN.
EARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 22 MPH AND THIS MOTION, WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF EARL WILL BE MOVING VERY CLOSE TO THE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THEN, APPROACH BELIZE AND THE YUCANTAN PENINSULA LATE WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST BEFORE EARL REACHES THE YUCANTAN PENINSULA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER
TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST 2016 12:30 PM
Fourth person charged with Sunny Food Store Robbery
As investigations into the Sunny Foods store robbery continues, a 27-year-old-male of Blue Hills Providenciales has been arrested and charged with Robbery and inflicting Grevous Bodily Harm.
The male is the fourth person charged in connection with the incident that occurred at the store on Sunday 10th April 2016 where ex-Superintendent of Police Alboin Williams was shot multiple times by three (3) masked men who got away with a large undisclosed amount of money.
The other three males, 33-year-old Reginald Presil, 32-year-olds Fritzer Prevalus and Wilbert Almonor who were charged on Monday 19th July 2016 with Conspiracy to Commit Robbery are presently on remand awaiting sufficiency hearing set for Friday 2nd September 2016.
The 27year old male will be taken to court later this week.