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Low On Oxygen, Juan Luis Hospital Partners With Dept. Of Health, Private Firms To Avert 'Potential Crisis'

ST. CROIX -- The Juan F. Luis Hospital said on Friday that it had partnered with the Department of Health along with several private firms to serve as backups if the hospital runs out of oxygen.  The hospital said it was monitoring its daily supply closely, after its main vendor, Carib Supply, informed the hospital that it was low on stock and won't be fully replenished until Monday. Oxygen is widely used in hospitals for the treatment of a number of acute and chronic health conditions. It is also stored in ambulances to manage emergency situations. According to the hospital, to avert a potential crisis, its staff reached out to several community partners including Continuum Care and Limetree Bay Terminals, and quickly secured an alternate source of oxygen. More specifically, JFL was able to obtain additional tanks from The Medicine Shoppe on St. Thomas and from the Schneider Regional Medical Center, the release said. These tanks were transported by AeroMD. In addition, the Virgin...