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JFL Receives Mobile Operating Rooms; Hospital Working To Obtain Dialysis Units

ST. CROIX -- On Friday, the first of three portable operating room (OR) trailers arrived at the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center (J.F.L.), the medical facility has announced. The mobile medical unit trailer was provided by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services’ State Medical Response Team, J.F.L. said, and will serve as the operating rooms for J.F.L.’s surgical procedures since the hospital’s OR sustained heavy damages during Hurricane Maria. The trailer houses two surgical suites, and a setup team from North Carolina’s EMS office arrived on Tuesday to begin preparing the site to receive the trailer. “I am very excited that we finally have our OR trailers on island, and I can’t wait to start serving our community,” said J.F.L. CEO Wanda Ruben. On Friday, the NC team worked on stabilizing and leveling up the OR trailer. Two other portable operating room trailers from New Jersey will be attached to the North Carolina unit and are already in the territory, J.F.L....