VI Women, Infants and Child Program’s FY 2024 State Plan of Operations Open for Public Comment
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The VI Department of Health is advising the public that its Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) is preparing for submission of the State Plan of Operations for Fiscal Year 2024. Persons wishing to review or comment on the development of the State Plan or to apply
VI Department of Health’s Press Conference Rescheduled for 4 pm on Wednesday, Aug. 16
The VI Department of Health has rescheduled the time of its press conference from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, to announce a significant step forward in the Territory’s patient evacuation capabilities in the event of a major disaster. What: VI Department of Health (VIDOH) Press Conference Who: VI Health Commissioner Justa
Phase 2 of the Charles Harwood Memorial Complex Demolition Begins
St. Croix, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Today, the VI Department of Health began Phase 2 of the demolition of the Charles Harwood Memorial Complex, remaining on track to complete the work by the first quarter of 2024. Phase 2 includes the Annex Building, which at one time served as the island’s hospital and later housed various
VI Department of Health Partners with DoD to Offer VI Children No Cost Physicals and Vaccinations
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The USVI Department of Health is announcing that it has partnered with the US Department of Defense’s Innovation Readiness Training (IRT) Program to offer medical services to children aged 4 to 17, at no cost, during the first two weeks of August. Between August 2nd and August 11th, the IRT team, working
Vital Records and Statistics Office on St. Thomas Closed Today
St. Thomas, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS –The VI Department of Health advises the public that the Vital Records and Statistics Office in the St. Thomas-St. John District located at Knud Hansen will be closed today Friday, July 28, 2023, due to electrical issues. The Vital Records & Statistics Office will resume its regular operating schedule on
Morris De Castro Clinic on St. John Closed Today
St. John, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS –The VI Department of Health is informing the St. John community that the Morris de Castro Clinic on St. John is closed today due to a malfunctioning air conditioning unit. Repairs are underway. The department apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
VI Department of Health to Host First-Ever Cancer Summit on St. Croix
St. Croix, U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS – The VI Department of Health’s Chronic Disease Division is hosting the Territory’s first-ever Cancer Summit, Tuesday and Wednesday (July 18 – 19), on St. Croix, bringing together local and federal government partners, community organizations, healthcare providers and advocates to collaborate on the development of a USVI Cancer Plan. The
Morris De Castro Clinic on St. John Closed Today
St. John, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS –The VI Department of Health is informing the St. John community that the Morris de Castro Clinic on St. John is closed today due to a malfunctioning air conditioning unit. Repairs are underway. The department apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
VI Department of Health’s Epi Team Offering Free COVID Testing at Coral Bay, St. John
St. John, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS –The VI Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division will offer free COVID testing at Coral Bay, St. John from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12th. The division will not offer COVID testing at its regular location at the VIPA Parking Lot in Cruz Bay, this week, due lack
Deadline Nears for Public Comment on Department of Defense Support to the VI Department of Health
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS –The USVI Department of Health is notifying the public that less than two weeks remain to comment on its intent to solicit support from the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training Program (IRT) to assist with addressing the Territory’s shortage of pediatric providers. The shortage has resulted in the back log of
