Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services

The Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services has scheduled a hearing to receive an update on JFL North. The committee will also receive testimony and an update on the Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged as well as the state of senior care in the territory.

Block I:

The status of Juan F. Luis Hospital (JFL ) North

Invited Testifiers:

Mr. Douglas E. Koch, FACHE Chief Executive Officer, Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center

Mr. Christopher E. Finch Chairman, Virgin Islands Government Health and Hospital Corporation

Mr. Darryl A. Smalls, PE Executive Director of Facilities & Corporate Development, Territorial Hospital Redevelopment Team

Block II:

Update on the Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged as well as the state of senior care in the territory.

Invited Testifiers:

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

Ernie Pennyfeather,  Administrator, Senior Citizens Affairs, Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

Alvin Milligan, Assistant Administrator, Senior Citizens Affairs, Virgin Islands  Department of Human Services

 Anna Velez-Martinez,  Director, Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged, Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion,  Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Health

Troy A. de Chabert-Schuster,  State Director, AARP of the Virgin Islands