CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) advises the public that Vital Records and Statistics Offices located in Knud Hansen on St. Thomas
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All Visits Banned At St. Croix Hospital ‘Due To Violence In Our Community’
SUNNY ISLE — “Violence in our community” forced St. Croix’s only hospital to temporarily end visitation rights at the Diamond Ruby medical facility this morning.
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Is Technology The Key To Medical Resiliency In The U.S. Virgin Islands?
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced that the first ever Digital Security Health Information Exchange Environmental Scan (USVI eScan 2023)
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HOLIDAY TRAVEL UPDATE: COVID, Flu Risk ‘Minimal’ in USVI, But ‘High’ in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON — COVID no longer plays the dominant role that it once did in most of our lives. But the risk of COVID — and
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4 Female Cops Subdue Naked Male Mental Patient By Brandishing Baton and Taser
FREDERIKSTED — Four female Virgin Islands Police officers confronted an unruly naked mental patient with an ASP baton and taser in order to subdue him
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Infant Formula Distributed In The U.S. Virgin Islands Recalled By Abbott; 2nd Recall In 2022
STURGIS, Michigan — Infant formula manufacturer Abbott has recalled some of its Similac products that were distributed in the Caribbean, including on St. Thomas and
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Health Department Says COVID-19 Still Presents Challenges To The Territory
CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly Government House briefing this afternoon, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis said that active COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands continue
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USVI Records 123rd COVID-Related Death
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has notched its 123rd death linked to COVID-19, the Virgin Islands Department of Health reported Friday. A 68-year-old woman
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St. Croix Hospital Admits Patient ‘Left Outside’ Unattended ‘For A Long Time’
CHRISTIANSTED — The Juan F. Luis Hospital administration admitted in a prepared statement tonight “that a patient was allegedly left outside of the ED hospital
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VIDOH Offers Vaccine To Protect Against New COVID-19 Strains
CHRISTIANSTED — During today’s Government House weekly briefing, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis announced that the Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) now has doses of
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