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JFL North Still Needs Additional Work Before Project Can Be Considered Complete, Officials Say

The Juan F. Luis Hospital said Wednesday during a Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services hearing that it has successfully transitioned patients and critical patient services to the new temporary facility, JFL North.  Hospital CEO Douglas Koch explained to the Legislature that a total of 31 patients were moved between 7:15 am and 12:17 pm on April 22nd. Meanwhile, Christopher Finch, chairman of the V.I. Government Health and Hospital Corporation reported that “before 24 hrs passed on moving day, JFL received two gunshot victims and two car crash victims. Within a few days surgical operations were conducted and the first baby has already been born at JFL North.” According to Mr. Koch, JFL North represents a temporary hospital structure consisting of 53 inpatient beds, relatively the same number of beds previously available at JFL main. The hospital CEO also revealed that the new emergency room at JFL north is expanded, with 26 beds between the ER and the fast track areas. Th...