UPDATE: Suspended local BVIHSA doctor resigns!
The doctor, who is said to be a community doctor and also has a private practice at a popular medical service entity, allegedly tendered his resignation to the BVIHSA on Friday April 26, 2013.
This development comes just about a month after long serving doctor at Peebles Hospital, Anthony Ibrahim, decided to call it quits allegedly because of internal squabbles.
According to reports reaching Virgin Islands News Online, the VIslander doctor made it clear to the BVIHSA that he could no longer continue working with a senior manager within the BVIHSA.
The General Medical Practitioner could not be reached for comment and the BVIHSA did not respond to this news site’s queries at the time of publication.
Chief Executive Officer of the BVIHSA Ms Darlene Carty-Baptiste had previously said the matter was a personnel one that was being dealt with internally.
There are expressed concerns publicly, internally and to this news site that a senior manager within the BVIHSA has been the root cause of conflict especially at Peebles Hospital. The most recent expressed concern that prompted sources to say there is a dire need for intervention at the highest level of the Government was the alleged verbal abuse and insulting of a HIMA doctor in open view and hearing of junior staff, visitors and patients at Peebles Hospital.
The same senior manager is being accused of frequently exhibiting poor human relations practices, much to the disdain of staff.
See previous article posted on April 18, 2013
Local doctor suspended!
BVIHSA allegedly riddled with human resources challenges
At a time when the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government says that it is making every effort to improve the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) to ensure its staff and patients get the best quality care, human resource issues seem to be escalating.
Most recently Virgin Islands News Online was reliably informed that less than a month after a long serving doctor, Anthony Ibrahim, decided to call it quits allegedly because of internal squabbles, the BVI Health Services Authority management was forced to suspend the services of a local doctor. While our source indicated that no specific reason was given for the suspension, Chief Executive Officer of the BVIHSA Ms Darlene Carty-Baptiste said the matter is a personnel one that is being dealt with internally.
The VIslander doctor, a General Medical Practitioner, who seems to be in some hot sauce, was contacted, however, he said, "No comment at this time." Asked by this news site if he will be working today, April 18, 2013, he responded "I work every day." Further asked if he'll be working for the Government of the Virgin Islands today, again he responded, "I work everyday." Asked where he could be found today if one required his medical service, the doctor declined to confirm.
The doctor is said to be a community doctor who also has a private practice at a popular medical service entity.
And according to our source, "He had that coming long now." It is believed, though not confirmed, that the suspension may have stemmed from constant conflict of interest practices, according to our source within the BVIHSA.
There are expressed concerns publicly, internally and to this news site that a senior manager within the BVIHSA has been the root cause of conflict especially at Peebles Hospital. The most recent expressed concern that prompted sources to say there is a dire need for intervention at the highest level of the Government was the alleged verbal abuse and insulting of an HIMA doctor in open view and hearing of junior staff, visitors and patients at Peebles Hospital.
The same senior manager is being accused of frequently exhibiting poor human relations practices, much to the disdain of staff.
Contacted on this issue, Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton said he had no knowledge of the subject and as such couldn't comment. However, this news site understands that instructions handed down from the level of the Hon. Minister is to have the defaulting senior manager removed from the hospital. This is yet to be seen.
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96 Responses to “UPDATE: Suspended local BVIHSA doctor resigns!”
Doc D.... was great when I saw him recently!
So tell me what is she really talking about, what about the C.....M.... who have people who have urinary problems has been directly to her office for treatment, what happen don't we as people have option to choose who we want to see. why do I have to go up stair and sign document to see Dr. F.... who work in the C....M.... private office, and charging customer 30,000.00 for procedure and 400.00 for a visit, bunch of crooks. Why don't young lady go back where she come from you r bear problem. Ronnie need to look into this matter. What happen to the African Doctors dat works at Picsmith place
It sounds like you have a personal issue with someone in the present government. However it is so sad to know you have such anger in you very sad get over it or it will make you sick. You might have to go in the same hospital for treatment
why dont you run for office and stop writing #$$^; we need to charge fools like you a fee of 50 cent per letter to use our online media
Too many times we try to use the local card like that means we should do whatever we want. Local or expat... procedure is procedure principle is principle. We have to raise our standards as a people and as professionals, in every field, not just settle for whatever from whoever hailing from whereever.
So rite my friend , with her Dr. F....
Ronnie dem to ly..he was advise of this melee but we just wating for election..he so gone back to fish bay
If its Dr. S........ please just send him a termination letter...He need to work @ a funeral home where if he makes a mistake no one pays 4 it
Those witches PmS and JnS Need to be sent home too. I dont understand how so many skilled doctors,nurses,emt,cleaner getting sent home or suspended and them two witches are still on the job causing a frig and derading the health Service in the BVI! Expecially that Grey Headed ... need to go!
When Ghetto Diva going home? Or is ok for her to cuss up a visiting specialist in front of patients and staff?
"BVIHSA riddled with human resources ABUSES."
The C ofS works in her practice, the head of OB works PicSmith, Anaesthesiologist works Eureka, the whole of radiology moonlights and Dr D alone singled out? I smell a witch hunt!
"Refuse to emotionally succumb to the negative events around
you and tap your mental toughness to thrive in any
environment. The good guy doesn't always win and justice
doesn't always prevail, but where you direct your mental
energy will always determine your attitude and it will always
be controlled by you."
-- Steve Siebold
Workers are contracted to provide 8 to 10 hours daily and you should demand they produce during that time. But do not try to dictate what the worker should do with the next 14-16 hours of their lives. Slavery was abolished long, long ago. I thought the extra skills and experience this young doctor will get by seeing more patients would benefit the whole community. How can we hope to attract top doctors from the Caribbean with this mentality.
a lot of local Drs are leaving the system bcos of poor management. time will tell, when the people will decide again.(election day)
You should all go back to your own islands and clean the mess of your own government. You presume too much that staying in BVI for several years and having babies here give you the right to tell the locals how to run their business and the government. SHame on you for playing politics, talking to politicians and kissing their ass just for you to stay in this beautiful island.
To the locals, self entitlement is definitely not a good mind set. The law should apply to all, locals or expats, equally. No exemption. The rule or law might be harsh, but that is what civilize people need to follow, or we are not better than the dogs.
To the government, please be efficient. Do what is right. Service to people is not the same as politics.
To the managemnt of the BVIHSA, YOU CANNOT PLEASE EVERYBODY. KEEP CALM AND MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS CHANGE. if sending home people to their home is the right thing to do for an efficient hospital service, then send them home in the first airplane out of the island. YOU DO NOT NEED PEOPLE WHO RESIST CHANGE.
If the government want to run the new hospital then they need to hire competent management or the waste and stupidity will just be amplified.
go to hell,FYI the management in BVIHSA not pleasing people they are pleasing themselves, they are selfish arrogant and don't give a $h!t about anyone but themselves, THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF BVIHSA NEED TO GO ASAP.
we will miss Dr D....however this a war against the local Doctors. the next to go is Dr SCATI. This SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER has a game plan to send all the local Doctors and Good Doctors packing for personal reasons.
this Man has not been on this job for more than 6 months, however he has been causing lots of problems.
Govt. has to do something before things get really bad.
When honest, hardworking, disciplined people come here to provide valuable, skilled services that limited islanders want to do cuz it is beneath them; stop ridiculing and labelling them!
@you obviously not that keen....I AM A MEDICAL DOCTOR HAPPILY WORKING ON MY HOMELAND!Thank you. I have no interest in working in your sweet county that you locals are doing a great job of ruining yourselves. Let your people go study, and fill all your post, then you will be self sustained without any outsiders. A country whose main industry is tourism your mentality and hostility towards 'foreigners' is frightening....I definitely would not want to work in a place like that!
Have a blessed day!:)
Wow!!!!! Did you say " honest, hardworking, disciplined people come here to provide valuable, skilled services that limited islanders want to do cuz it is beneath them" ?!!?!! It is obvious that you have no clue what is going on in this place. You sound STUPID!!!!! Here's a suggestion for you...... Go away and study to be a doctor, then come back and work for BVIHSA. Only then will your dumb @$Z understand what's going on. All kinda unqualified and under-qualified people they have running BVIHSA. People who they bring in with fake diploma and non-existent credentials to run amok. What you all need to realize is after these people done mash up the health services and collect a wash of money, they gonna pick themselves up and move on. Now we that live here will have to deal with the mess!!!!!! Open your eyes!!! What happen you never had to go get treatment at the hospital? YOU JUST NEED TO SHUT UP!!!!!!
There is a God and guess what? HE DOESN'T SLEEP. Don't worry Dr. D...., the world is a circle
this senior medical officer is an african, Dr. he is the major person working against the local doctors, he has a personal reason.
he has poor relationship with his workers both nurses and doctors especilly at peebles hospital.
no body can work with this so called senior medical officer and if nothing is done to checkmate this SMO, more doctors and nurses will leave the system.