The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has appointed Virgin Islands healthcare professional, Charlene Navarro, to be the director of the UVI Medical Simulation Center, bringing the University one step closer to opening the state-of the-art medical education facility currently under construction on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix, the university said via release Tuesday. Slated to open this summer, the UVI Medical Simulation Center will provide an immersive medical simulation experience to UVI students, as well as continuing education and certification courses for local and visiting healthcare professionals, according to the release. “We are very fortunate to have Mrs. Navarro on our team to lead the opening and development of the medical simulation center which will ultimately help to improve the quality of healthcare in the Virgin…
The V.I. Department of Health has announced that it would be providing free Covid-19 drive-thru testing…
AARP in the Virgin Islands said through a release it had a "triumphant welcoming of the New Year" with…
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Office of the Lieutenant Governor Announces Waiver…
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As many families and organizations begin to plan for Halloween and other holiday celebrations, Justa Encarnacion, commissioner of the Department of Health, urged residents to contact the Dept. of Heal...
The Territorial Hospital Board on Tuesday approved the architecture and engineering designs for the territory’s primary health care facilities, Luis Hospital on St. Croix; Schneider Regional Medical...
The Bryan administration on Monday launched what is being called the "USVI Telehealth Provider Survey" to gauge how ready local doctors and healthcare providers are to use technology aimed at extendin...
On August 14th members of the VI Coral Disease Advisory Committee (VI-CDAC) confirmed the first report of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) on the south shore of St. Croix, a release issued toda...
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Attorney General Denise George on Tuesday told the press that 22-month-old Tamir Lake was killed after being struck in the head resulting in "blunt force trauma," which Ms. George — citing an autops...
At the Committee on Finance's fiscal year 2021 budget hearing on Wednesday, Schneider Regional Medical Center (SRMC) Interim CEO, Dr. Luis Amaro, sought to justify the need for at least $25 million in...
At a Committee on Finance meeting on Tuesday, Senator Donna Frett-Gregory addressed serious collection issues from interagency debt and patient billing as JFL staff presented testimony toward the hosp...
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