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New JFL CEO Fires Nurse Who Brought Attention to Security Lapse at Emergency Department; Senator Assails CEO; Bryan to Look Into Matter

In an unexpected turn of events that is causing much consternation in the St. Croix community while inviting the ire of lawmakers, the new Juan F. Luis Hospital CEO, Douglas Koch, has fired  Michelle Montoya, the registered nurse and union secretary working at the JFL Emergency Department that brought attention to a security lapse at JFL. The security breach, which could have resulted in, among other outcomes, the death of employees, shook those working in the ED that night.  The breach followed a shooting incident in the Profit Hills Housing Community on Monday, May 16 that left one man dead and another injured, according to the V.I. Police Department. An incident report of the occurrence seen by the Consortium brought the matter to the attention of Mr. Koch. According to the report, the ED had two gunshot victims Monday night following the shooting, one who died and another who survived. One of the victims was brought to the ED through the waiting area, while the other victim was o...