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VG community angry at absence of promised boat
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Residents of Virgin Gorda bitterly expressed their frustration at the absence of a promised boat for transfers of sick patients to Tortola for emergency treatments last evening August 29, 2012 at a community meeting held by the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) at the Ashford Waters Community Centre.
VG promised great improvements in health services
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) held a meeting, yesterday August 29, 2012, that was expected to be the first in a series of outreach meetings for the sister islands.
Virgin Islanders targeted for hospital employment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an effort to make the medical field more attractive to Virgin Islanders, the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) over the summer vacation, will create a rotation programme for high school students to get familiarised with all aspects of what the Peebles Hospital has to offer.
Expats in medical field get more “perks” than locals – Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The disparity between with the perks that professionals, who are hired from overseas, and Virgin Islanders in the medical field receive is the main gripe among the locals revealed Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Bishop John Cline at a press conference held on June 14, 2012.
BVIHSA is underfunded; approx. $11M owed!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Remember those heated debates in the House of Assembly over the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) overspending, well the newly appointed Chairman Bishop John Cline opined that “when the debate is happening our politicians must debate from a point of relevance that it is not always overspending as much as it is underfunding”.
Negotiations with “missing baby” parents ongoing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A Filipino couple, who made headlines late last year when their deceased baby was mistakenly cremated at Peebles Hospital, is still negotiating with the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) for compensation, its chairman announced today June 14, 2012.
PR Health Management group proposes partnership with BVIHSA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minster for Health and Social Development Hon. Ronnie Skelton, in a report provided to his Honourable colleagues and the general public of the Virgin Islands (VI) on May 10, 2012, disclosed that the Health Information Management Association (HIMA) in Puerto Rico are proposing to partner with the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) in an effort to improve local health system.
One ambulance crew on Tortola!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The island of Tortola currently only has one active ambulance crew to respond to emergencies with the crew having to use the ambulance even on their break time to ensure that they are available for emergencies and only one ambulance is working satisfactorily.
No settlement ironed out in “missing” baby dilemma
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Filipino couple, who made headlines late last year when their deceased baby was mistakenly cremated by the hospital, is still awaiting financial compensation.
Filipino couple & Health Authority to settle “missing” baby dilemma
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Hopefully an amicable financial settlement will be met between a Filipino couple, whose baby was accidently cremated at the hospital morgue, and the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), an official close to the negotiation related to Virgin Islands News Online yesterday Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
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