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,” Riasco said Saturday. “I just […]
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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 identified by next of kin […]
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: All persons entering JFL are […]
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 Officer Dyma Williams said. “Elective […]
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 Health Center (MKHC) on St. […]
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 generous donation of 20,000 masks […]
Juan F. Luis Hospital Identifies COVID-19 Protocols In Place Now
CHRISTIANSTED — From the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor Juan J. Luis Hospital said it identified that its internal healthcare workers are the persons on the island of St. Croix that are the most at risk, given that their jobs are to care for the sickest in the community. Immediate Action Taken by […]
Effective Today: You Can No Longer Visit Patients At Juan Luis Hospital: CEO
CHRISTIANSTED — To support JFL’s COVID-19 response, the Juan F. Luis Hospital administration said that it has been “working around the clock to ensure a higher level of care to all patients requiring treatment.” Thank You For Donations and Support The hospital administration said it “thanks the community for supporting the JFL team with donations, […]
St. Croix Man Attacked With Machete On King Street In Frederiksted Today: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was attacked with a machete multiple times early this morning but is recovering in the hospital now, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to King Street in Frederiksted to investigate a machete attack about 4:45 a.m. today, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Officers encountered an […]
2 VIPD Officers Will Man Juan Luis Hospital Due To ‘Escalating Gun Violence’
CHRISTIANSTED — Acting Juan Luis Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dyma Williams today announced the graduation of hospital-based law enforcement officers Dequan Bondieumaitre and Claudelle Abraham from the Virgin Islands Police Academy on November 4. Officers Dequan Bondieumaitre and Claudelle Abraham are the first hospital-based peace officers in the territory, Williams said. “Their graduation marks the beginning […]