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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ambulance Department of Ministry Public Health, Social Development & Labor received a new Zumro 600 rapid mobile emergency shelter just in time for HUREX 2017 drill.
The ZUMRO shelters are used by numerous Disaster Management Teams across the USA including Europe for Urban Search & Rescue Task Force.
This multi-purpose usage system is an ideal rapid mobile shelter that provides rapid deployment that would create an environment in times of disasters that is conducive to advance medical treatment in the field of Emergency Medical Services Read more

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Minister Lee: Working To Ensure That The Health Of The Population Is Well Protected

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour Emil Lee addressed members of the media in Wednesday’s, June 21, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

He first addressed some confusion in the public about the water situation, “so I thought it’d be good to try and recap and give a little bit more clarity on the situation.”

“Number 1, the Inspectorate last night issued a press release announcing that they would be intensifying their supervision of drinking water, and that’s a release that the media should have already, so there are some points that I’m going to elaborate on a bit,” Minister Lee began.

“For the public information, the water that is distributed via GEBE is water that’s produced by a process called reverse osmosis Read more

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Registration of Specialists is cumbersome and frustrating.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Health Emil Lee who had an independent study conducted at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) the Inspectorate and the Department of Public Health said the report from that study which was conducted by a Dutch consultant Everard van Kemenade is intended to get the real status of the of health care on St Read more

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Ambulance Department Inaugurates Two New Ambulances Equipped With Power Pro Hydraulic Cot Stretchers & Loading System

CAYHILL, Sint Maarten —  In the continuing effort to further professionalize the operations of the Ambulance Department of Ministry VSA and to equip our ambulances with the latest Emergency Medical Services (EMS) innovations on St. Maarten, two new fully equipped ambulances with the Power Pro Hydraulic Stretchers & Loading System were commissioned by Minister Emil Lee last week.

“The Ministry of VSA continues to make investments to improve the quality of care delivered to the people of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- In the continuing effort to further professionalize the operations of the Ambulance Department of Ministry VSA and to equip our ambulances with the latest Emergency Medical Services (EMS) innovations on St. Maarten, two new fully equipped ambulances with the Power Pro Hydraulic Stretchers & Loading System were commissioned by Minister Emil Lee last week.
“The Ministry of VSA continues to make investments to improve the quality of care delivered to the people of St Read more

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Minister Lee: Public Health Not At Risk

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Emil Lee in Wednesday’s, June 14, Council of Ministers Press Briefing first addressed the issue of possible contamination of the drinking water in St. Maarten after a statement was made by the Inspectorate.

“Indeed some hotels on the island have tested positive for Legionella, which can happen based on various causes Read more

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Mark Your Calendar For The Next Breast Abnormalities Screening For June 24

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Saturday, June 17, marked the first day of a two-year breast abnormalities screening survey where 23 women participated in the screening.

The women took the opportunity to pass by the Vineyard Office Park Building in Philipsburg at the Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), to take part in the survey.

“Congratulation to the women who came out and who have already registered to pass by during theSaturday screenings.  I compliment them for their participation as this is a very important screening for women’s health.

“Minister of Public Health Emil Lee and the Acting Secretary General of Ministry VSA Joy Arnell also visited the screening activity on Saturday.

“I am reminding women to mark their calendar for next Saturday and come out and contribute to the breast health screening survey.  With the information that is gathered, we will be able to develop additional intervention strategies,” Dr Read more

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GREAT BAY (DCOMM):---- Saturday, June 17, marked the first day of two-year breast abnormalities screening survey where 23 women participated in the screening.

The women took the opportunity to pass by the Vineyard Office Park Building in Philipsburg at the Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), to take part in the survey.

“Congratulation to the women who came out and who have already registered to pass by during the Saturday screenings Read more

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Ministry Vsa Working To Make Sure Water Quality Is Assured.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Ministry of VSA has the responsibility to ensure that the drinking water that is being delivered to the community is safe. Yesterday, the Inspectorate released a statement “Indeed some hotels on the Island have tested positive for legionella which can happen due to various causes. Those that were tested positive do have a program to follow to ensure that contamination is contained and prevented. The Inspectorate and the hotels are working very well together to ensure that the laws are adhered to and that public safety is protected.”
Minister Emil Lee reassures the public that at no time was there a public health risk and that if there were, the Inspectorate would adopt a policy where they would inform the public whenever there is a public health risk Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---- Minister of VSA Emil Lee confirmed on Wednesday that several hotels on St. Maarten were tested positive for legionella which can happen based on various causes. Lee made the announcement after SMN News published an article about a number of hotels that tested positive for Legionella and E-coli which was confirmed by the Inspectorate of Health.
The Minister said that the hotels that were tested positive do have a program to follow to ensure that containment and contamination are contained and prevented Read more

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Exclusive:One Year Since Dbm Tendering Was Done For New General Hospital And Still No Financing Or Business Plan.

PHILIPSBURG: --- Patients on St. Maarten have to remain much longer on the waiting list and continue to travel overseas for much needed medical care as the company charged with obtaining the finances ($65M) is nowhere close to finding financiers even though it has been one year now since the bidding process took place and INSO won the disputed contract.
It is not yet comprehensible how SZV could hire a KPMG and is paying them hundreds of thousands of dollars per year and these so called professionals did not even secure a business plan and or financiers prior to putting the project on the bid.
One would think that anyone who wants to construct a building or any project would ensure they have the monies in place prior to hiring contractors that can take the government of St Read more

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Minister Lee: Sharing Best And Worst Practices

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Emil Lee addressed the media in Wednesday’s, June 7, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

He made a brief statement about the “Taste of the Caribbean” this past week, which is a CHTA event in Miami. Florida, which is their chief or Caribbean hospitality industry exchange forum Read more

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