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No medical school for new Hospital, says Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – No medical school will be housed at the new Peebles Hospital, Health Minister Hon. Ronnie Skelton announced, instead he is contemplating some specialised services that would be viable for the sixth floor of the medical facility.
Therapy Works branches out to the VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - After four years of operating in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, Therapy Works made the decision to branch out and locate its outpatient orthopedic physiotherapy clinic in Tortola after realising the need of its services.
Hon. Skelton: VG Hospital in the pipeline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A modernised medical facility in Virgin Gorda is still in the pipeline for the current Government, and according to the Health Minister Hon. Ronnie Skelton, it is top on his bucket list with the possibility of construction to begin as early as next year.
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.
Hon. Skelton- New Out Patient Clinic to provide quicker care
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - On the local radio talk show, NDP Radio, where the current Ministers of Government and other elected representatives discuss and answer questions made by the public, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon. Ronnie Skelton stated that the new Outpatient Clinic at the Peebles Hospital will provide quicker care to patients.
VI must maintain high immunization rates – Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister of Health and Social Development Hon. Ronnie Skelton, in addressing the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands (HOA) today, April 10 2012, stated that vaccines have protected the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) in the past, but diseases are just a plane ride away and to secure safety the Virgin Islands must maintain its high immunization rates.
2013 timeline still in effect for new hospital completion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After more than a week of making calls and being pushed around for an answer on the status of the new Peebles Hospital project, it was finally revealed that the new hospital will be completed between 15 and 18 months, with the clock running from May 7, 2012.
Midwife shortage: No local midwives in VI!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Nursing Director of Peebles Hospital, Mrs. Jacinth Campbell-Hannibal, in presenting her remarks on International Midwives Day, revealed that of 12 Midwives at the Peebles Hospital none of them are locals of the Virgin Islands.
Pharmacists equipped to provide improved services to public
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Pharmacists at Peebles Hospital are now better equipped to provide improved pharmaceutical services to clients and patients following a donation of modern reference materials and pharmaceutical texts to its referencing library.
99 cases of HIV/AIDS in the Virgin Islands, 35 dead!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Appearing before the 2012 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) National AIDS Coordinator (NAC) Mrs. Noelene Levons-Clarke, told the members that in the Virgin Islands since June 1985 up until December 2011, there were 99 cases of HIV/AIDS reported to the Ministry of Health and Social Development. She further stated that of the 99 cases there were 35 AIDS related deaths so 1/3 of the infected persons have passed on which left a total of approximately 64 reported cases in the Territory.
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