Providing Choices for Patients, Resources for Physicians

For more than 30 years, Partners' Harvard-affiliated hospitals have been working hand-in-hand with the island's patients, physicians and insurers to offer Bermudians the most advanced medical care in the world.

If the particular therapy or treatment option you need isn't available locally, Partners' 6000 physicians can provide innovative health care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. For a full list of medical specialties, please click here.

As Partners' Bermuda Director, Leslie R. Shane, MS, CAGS, RN is available to answer your health-related questions. Contact her locally in Bermuda by phone (441-238-3620), in Boston (+1-617-535-6556), or by email: lshane@partners.org.

Bermuda's Preferred Referral Center for Oncology

In 2008, Partners was selected by the Bermuda Hospitals Board as the preferred referral center for cancer care. Partners has two state-of-the-art cancer centers. The Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center is located in the Longwood Medical Area adjacent to Harvard Medical School. The Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center is located downtown in the west end of Boston. Both offer the most highly, research-driven cancer care available in the world.

Dr. Larry Shulman, Chief Medical Officer of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been appointed the Oncology Medical Advisor to Bermuda. Dr. Shulman and his team will work closely with caregivers in Bermuda to raise standards of cancer care on-island, and facilitate referrals off-island when appropriate.

Patient Referrals

Cancer Patients:

For information on the Bermuda Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Program, please click here.

All Other Patients:

The referral process begins with your general practitioner, who will help you to determine if overseas care is required. If the answer is yes, your general practitioner will refer you to an on-island specialist. In turn, the on-island specialist will refer you to off-island care.

Should you have any questions about the referral process, please contact Leslie Shane.

Special Programs and Services in Bermuda

Read more on the following special programs currently active in Bermuda:

• Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Program
• Executive Health Services
• The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre

Our Commitment to Bermuda

From quarterly cancer screening clinics, to on-island medical symposia, teleconferences, and our annual participation in the Bermuda Breast Cancer walk, Partners is committed to assisting local care whenever possible, and to improving the quality of life for Bermudians.

• Breast Cancer Walk
  Each October, Partners is a proud sponsor of the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre's annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fun Walk.
• Videoconferencing Programs
  In collaboration with King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Partners Harvard-affiliated specialists and clinical experts regularly provide continuing education lectures to their colleagues on the island via remote videoconference.
• Visiting Physician Programs
  Though a collaboration with the Bermuda Hospitals Board, each year Partners provides a series of short-term clinical experiences for Bermudian physicians at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The focus of each program is tailored to meet individual academic interests.
• Partnerships in Living Well
  Partners physicians are regular presenters in the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre's ongoing Living Well lecture series.