COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOSPITALS AND HUMAN SERVICES

The Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services has scheduled a hearing on Friday, January 14, 2022, at 10:00 am in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room to receive testimony on Bill No. 34-0055, overviews on the operations, infrastructure, staffing levels, status of the Intensive Care Units, surgical suites and patient discharge polices at the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center and the Schneider Regional Medical Center.

The Committee will also receive an overview of the VI Department of Human Services, to include programs and senior homes.

Block I:

Bill No. 34-0055 An Act amending title 34 Virgin Islands Code by adding a new chapter 4 to be known as The Responsible Fatherhood Act (Sponsored by: Senator Milton E. Potter)

 Invited Testifiers:

The Honorable Kimberley Causey-Gomez, Commissioner, VI Department of Human Services

Cacki Barrett MHDL, CATP, Child & Youth Therapist, Family Resource Center Inc.

Mr. Carlton Stevens, CEO/Founder, The MISSION Project

Mr. Abdul Ali, Secretary, Men’s Coalition of the Virgin Islands, Community Activist

Terrence D. Joseph, MPH, IV-D Director, VI Department of Justice, Paternity and Child Support Division

 

Block II:

Overview of the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center

Invited Testifier:

Mr. Doug Koch, Chief Executive Officer, The Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center

Overview of the Schneider Regional Medical Center

Invited Testifier:

Tina Comissiong, Esq., MPA, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Regional Medical Center

Overview of the territory’s hospitals to include operations, infrastructure, and disaster recovery projects

Invited Testifier:

Mr. Christopher E. Finch, Chairman, Board of Directors, Virgin Islands Government Health & Hospital Facilities Corporation

Block III: 

Overview of the VI Department of Human Services

Invited Testifier:

The Honorable Kimberley Causey-Gomez, Commissioner, VI Department of Human Services

Date

Jan 14 2022
Expired!

Time

10:00 am

Location

Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room
St. Croix
Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr.

Organizer

Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr.
Phone
(340) 773-2424
Email
senatorfrancis@legvi.org
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