BVIHSA 'jumping through hoops' to fix issues' @Nurse Iris O'Neal Medical Centre
The BVIHSA will hold a community meeting at the St Mary’s Church hall from 5:30 PM.
“We’re inviting members of the Virgin Gorda community out to the meeting. We’re going to update the community on the infrastructural challenges at the Iris O’Neal Clinic, also to hear from the community their concerns as it relates to healthcare on the island,” Marketing and Communications Manager at BVIHSA, Damion C. Grange said during Talking Points on Monday, December 8, 2025.
Service at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic was disrupted in October 2025 for essential infrastructural work. Since then, a field hospital has been deployed on the clinic’s grounds.
Grange, who is also a co-host of Talking Points, added, “We have had a number of challenges, and we were jumping through hoops to resolve issues, and we’re now getting back around to meeting with the community. It’s long overdue, and so better late than never.”
More community meetings as part of Strategic Plan
Grange said the BVIHSA recently launched its Strategic Plan, and part of the authority’s goal is to ensure there is dialogue with the community.
“We are shaping healthcare together,” he said, adding, “We don’t want to sit from the desk of BVIHSA and say this is what we’re doing; we want to ensure that the care we provide is meeting the needs of the community.”
Grange said going forward, the BVIHSA is committed to having regular community meetings and having more dialogues with the community as the BVIHSA aims to improve healthcare together.
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So let us stop pretending that a minister, in just two short years, could walk in and undo decades of structural neglect. Governance is not a flick of a light switch. It requires patience, consistency, and the courage to confront hard truths.
And let us also ground this discussion in facts. An MRI machine costs roughly $1.3 million. To install it is another $800,000. To maintain it each year — nearly $200,000. And the essential question remains: is there a steady, sustainable demand to justify that level of expenditure? A CT scanner is another million dollars, and while it plays a critical role in emergencies, MRIs serve a very different purpose — detection, diagnosis, and preventative medicine.
We must stop oversimplifying matters of national importance. Health care decisions require sober judgment, responsible stewardship, and a clear understanding of the realities before us. Not cheap commentary. Not noise. Not distraction.
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