The Juan F. Luis Hospital Board is reviewing a contract that has, for the past 10 years, provided one medical group with significant financial incentives and a monopoly on the administration of radiology and nuclear imaging services (CAT scans, MRI’s, and Nuclear Medicine Services) on St. Croix. This no bid contract defines a “joint...
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Memorial Hospital boss quits as troubled past is revealed BY JOHN DORSCHNER jdorschner@MiamiHerald.com Rodney E. Miller, administrator and chief operating officer of Memorial Regional Hospital, has resigned from his $370,000 job after being the subject of a blistering government report in the Virgin Islands concerning accusations of ”fraud and mismanagement” when he headed a...
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After reading the investigative report in The Virgin Islands Daily News concerning the improper behavior of the executives and the governing board of the Schneider Regional Medical Center in the district of St. Thomas/St. John I was dismayed but not surprised. Additionally the report and recommendation of the joint audit by the federal and...
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Guest Opinion by J. J. Estemac The time is upon us from the reports I have been hearing in the news media, we have a crisis in our health care system, particularly our hospitals. What if anything our elected representatives are doing to address it is anybody guess. I have not seen nor heard...
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I am writing this letter to express my support of Dr. Kendall Griffith, interventional cardiologist and medical director at the Governor Juan Luis Hospital and Medical Center (JLH). Dr. Griffith was born and raised here on St. Croix and has returned to provide quality healthcare to the people of the Virgin Islands. Despite his...
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As the Chairperson for the Committee on Education, Youth and Culture, first-term Senator Janette Millin-Young has received more notoriety for her travel preferences than for any substantive actions to address the glaring issues in our educational system.
Thought of initially as one who would quietly follow, Millin-Young has shown recent faint glimmers of enlightenment, but our jury is still out on where she will fall as we enter a phase where all elected officials will be called upon to take a stand – on one side of the line or the other.
But for now, it’s your opinion we’re interested in. If the election was held today…
As many of you heard recently, CIF President Michael Springer, at left, delivered the first in a series of radio announcements that will target specific issues and offer analysis on our most pressing concerns.
The feedback on the comments was extremely positive, so CIF will sponsor then as often as possible, and we thank those of you who have already donated! But airtime costs money and we're seeking your help.
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