Juan Luis Hires Boston Law Firm, De Jongh Encourages Virgin Islanders
- Ernice Gilbert
- September 24, 2014
With Juan Luis Hospital's accreditation loss, Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr., senators and JFL Interim CEO Dr. Kendall Griffith met overnight in St. Thomas to discuss the repercussions of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to stop doing business with St. Croix's only hospital. There, Griffith announced the hospital had retained a law firm to represent it. The law firm, Boston-based Ropes & Gray, has experience working with CMS and like organizations. Ropes & Gray has over 1,100 lawyers on staff, and its clients range from government agencies, health care organizations, financial institutions, corporations and universities. Thirteen senators attended the meeting set up by Sen. Sammuel Sanes--including Sanes himself, Kenneth Gittens, Donald Cole, Myron Jackson, Craig Barshinger, Rivera-O'Reilly, Terrence "Positive" Nelson, Myron Jackson, Clarence Payne, Clifford Graham, Janette Millin Young and Alicia "Chucky" Hansen. Sen. Judi Buckley could not ...
