Juan Luis Hospital and Medical Center (JFL)

Mentally Ill Man’s Inability To Fathom COVID-19 Protocols Led To His Self-Inflicted Gunshot Death
FREDERIKSTED — Friends and family of Kaheem “Shandell” Thomas are wondering if some of the official psychiatric help their friend and family member got contributed to his untimely death this year. Thomas, 30, of Mars Hill, had been struggling with schizophrenia when he got into an altercation with a security

Juan Luis Hospital Goes Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Day Event
CHRISTIANSTED — The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center conducted its first “JFL Goes Pink Education Day” in Estate Diamond Ruby. The hospital said it thanked “JFL staff and the community” for attending each of two sessions on Tuesday. For Topic #1: “Breast Cancer Overview and Self Examination,”

Sion Farm Man Driving Near St. Croix Hospital Arrested After Passenger Shot In His Moving Vehicle: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who was driving his car on the main road near the Juan Luis Hospital when a passenger inside his vehicle was shot — was arrested on illegal possession of ammunition charges on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Kobi Todman, 22, of Sion Farm was arrested

Shooting Near West Yam Yam Leaves 1 Man Dead, 7-Year-Old Boy Injured In Frederiksted On Sunday
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating a fatal shooting near West Yam Yam restaurant early Sunday evening downtown that left one St. Croix man dead and and put a 7-year-old boy from a passing vehicle in the hospital, authorities and social media said. Joseph Leonardo Clarke, 27, of Grove Place, was

Juan F. Luis Hospital Celebrates Discharge of Recovered COVID-19 Patient
CHRISTIANSTED — “Vivir Mi Vida” by Marc Anthony played as caregivers and staff at the Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center Hospital cheered and celebrated. Because after a month-long hospitalization, recovered COVID-19 patient Guillermo Riasco was finally going home. The staff at JFL “… brought me back to life,”

Woman Tells 911 Operator She Hears Former Star Basketball Player Being Attacked, Then Shot To Death
FREDERIKSTED — A woman was on the phone with a 911 operator telling her that a former star basketball player was under attack — when suddenly she heard sounds like he was being shot to death on Thursday morning, authorities said. Jonathan Adrian Fontenelle, 28, of Grove Place was positively

People Visiting ICU Unit At Juan F. Luis Hospital Must Wear A Mask, Officials Say
CHRISTIANSTED — As the world continues to navigate the challenges presented by COVID-19, the Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center Hospital provided this update on the measures and additional protocols that it has implemented to help ensure a safe environment for our patients, caregivers, staff and community, which include:

NEW NORMAL: Juan F. Luis Hospital To Resume Elective Surgeries, Outpatient Procedures Tomorrow
CHRISTIANSTED — The Juan F. Luis Hospital will resume elective surgeries and outpatient procedures effective tomorrow. “Through the pandemic, JFL has performed urgent and emergent surgical cases, however, all other patients planning to have surgery or a procedure have had to place their medical care on hold,” Interim Chief Executive

FEMA Gives $12 Million For Design of New Hospitals On St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Public Assistance Program has approved $11,979,526 to procure architecture and engineering services for the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center (JFL) on St. Croix, Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute (CKCI) on St. Thomas and the Myrah Keating Smith

Juan F. Luis Hospital Gets 20,000 Medical Masks From Government of Taiwan
CHRISTIANSTED — The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center administration said that it was grateful to the Government of Taiwan, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Miami for their donation of 20,000 medical masks during National Hospital Week. “The JFL Team is thankful to TECO for this