Health Department Reduces Hours At Charles Harwood Complex Two Days In A Row Due To Faulty Air Conditioner

Health Department Reduces Hours At Charles Harwood Complex Two Days In A Row Due To Faulty Air Conditioner

Health Department Reduces Hours At Charles Harwood Complex Two Days In A Row Due To Faulty Air Conditioner

CHRISTIANSTED — For the second straight day, the Department of Health (DOH) was forced to reduce business hours at the Charles Harwood Complex due to a malfunctioning air conditioning chiller.

The Charles Harwood Complex located on St. Croix closed today at 1:30 p.m. as it did yesterday.

The following clinics/services will temporarily close for the day:

· Vital Statistics (Birth & Death Records)

· Community Health Clinic

· Communicable Disease (HIV/STD)

· Maternal & Child Health Clinic

The DOH encourages anyone seeking walk-in services, from the previously mentioned divisions, to arrive between the hours of 8:00am-12:00pm tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7th, in the event another early dismissal is required.

The following programs are still open and conducting business as usual:

· Family Planning Clinic @ Sunny Isle Medical Center, Suite 11, (340) 718-0482.

· Immunization Clinic @ Sunny Isle Medical Center, Suite 8A

· Women, Infants & Children (WIC) @ Beeston Hill Medical Center (340) 718-9157 and @ Frederiksted Health Center (340) 778-7799

The DOH will continue to monitor the situation and keep employees and the public informed, via the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/virginislandsDOH and the media.