FEMA Approves Replacement of the Myrah Keating Smith Health Center on St. John

The Office of Disaster Recovery on Saturday announced that after months of continuous dialogue, FEMA has approved the Schneider Regional Medical Center’s (SRMC) multiple requests for the replacement of the Myrah Keating Smith Health Center on St. John. The medical facility will receive funding for full restoration to current industry standards.

SRMC received close to $700,000 from FEMA to begin the design of the new facility, O.D.R. said. On September 3, a contract was executed for architectural and engineering services with the Smith Group for $1.5 million.

“The redevelopment of the Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center is equally important to our healthcare system territory-wide,” said Darryl A. Smalls, executive director of Territorial Hospital Facilities and Capital Development. “While the final design will be unique to the island of St. John, it is imperative that we take on a collaborative approach across all of our territorial healthcare facilities to ensure that we achieve the standardization of our critical hospital systems.”