Territorial Hospital Board Approves Contracts, Appointments and JFL Updates

On Wednesday, the V.I. Government Hospital & Health Facilities Corporation Territorial Board held their monthly meeting and approved requests for equipment, medical staff applications, discussed recent protests, and medical projects.

The meeting was held online via Microsoft Teams. Early on, Juan F. Luis Hospital CEO Darlene A. Baptiste shared updates on the hospital’s status, addressing shortcomings, recent achievements, and the protest that took place earlier this month.

“We’re still doing strategic adjustments to address some of our shortfalls and realign operations for our long term goals,” said Baptiste, who added that the hospital is looking at their salary cost reduction plan to specifically address the attrition in their organization. Efforts for employee advisory growth for increased engagement are also being addressed.

Other issues, including arrears, challenges of being on an island, and shortfalls across the country regarding suppliers, were identified. However, one approving update Baptiste mentioned was the FDA recertification for the hospital’s mammography machine.