Our History

The original seed for The Health System was planted almost 50 years ago when, in 1955, the late Dr. Meyer Rassin opened the original 20,000 square foot facility on Collins Avenue known as the Rassin Hospital. In 1979, the hospital was upgraded and its use extended to other doctors. A group of Bahamian physicians bought the facility in 1986 naming it Doctors Hospital (1986) Limited. Then, in 1990, in order to fund a 50,000 square foot expansion of the hospital, these physician owners undertook a successful private placement offering of shares. Today’s modern, renovated facility was completed in 1993.

On March 10th 1999, the company was renamed Doctors Hospital Health System Limited to reflect the vision that the management and the shareholders hold for the future of the company. This vision is to operate the group as an integrated healthcare system providing the finest level of care and services to Bahamians and visitors. The Health System is committed to providing excellence to the community, its patients, Associates, and a professional, state-of-the-art environment for its medical staff. The 100% Bahamian owned company now comprises about 1,800 shareholders, and is the leading provider of healthcare in the private sector.

The Health System offers the services of over 100 medical specialists and employs over 400 Associates providing a full range of services that include acute care, emergency services, and the latest in imaging technology. Doctors Hospital offers a modern 72 bed full service hospital including acute care, medical, surgical, and obstetric hospital on Collins Avenue, and has created Centers of Excellence that are designed to serve your well-being. Each field of medical expertise is intricately linked together and is served by a network of world class professionals.

DHHS will continue to develop high quality healthcare services and to foster new partnerships to create a “seamless integrated delivery system” for healthcare in The Bahamas equal to and in some areas superior to healthcare systems in the U.S. As a result, more Bahamians will opt to stay at home for their healthcare needs and travel less frequently to the U.S.

DHHS is committed to healing, compassionate care and promoting wellness. From the beginning our dedication to healing and our compassionate care philosophy have been the foundation on which DHHS was built. Today our philosophy has evolved to include a commitment to preventive care. We are establishing a long term approach to help people prevent illness and remain healthy.