REVISED: DOH Issues Temporary Service Schedule Due to COVID-19 Surge

ST. Thomas, US Virgin Islands — Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 active cases the Department of Health is taking preventative measures to reduce the spread of the virus. In-person services throughout the Territory will be temporarily curtailed. Below is the listing of schedule changes as of Wednesday, December 29, 2021.

• Division of Environmental Health
  The Environmental Health Office will be closed to the public.  If you have questions or concerns please reach out to:

• Director Wanson S. Harris, Jr. at 340-643-8984 wanson.harris@doh.vi.gov 

• Deputy Commissioner Hadiyah C. Charles at 340-227-8370 Hadiyah.charles@doh.vi.gov.

• Vital Statistics and Records 
  The Division will conduct regular office hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 8:30-12:00 noon with virtual services available from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on those days. Document Processing will be conducted on Tuesday and Thursday with the office closed to the public.  

• St. Thomas: Dr. John S. Moorehead Municipal Hospital Complex
  Phone: (340) 774-9000
  Extensions: 4685, 4686, 4683, and 4681

• St. Croix: Charles Harwood Complex
  Phone: (340) 718-1311
  Extensions: 3688, 3846, and 3686 

  If you have questions or concerns please reach out to:

• Director Lorraine Benjamin Matthew at 340-718-1311 ext. 3686 or lorraine.benjamin-matthew@doh.vi.gov  

• Deputy Commissioner Hadiyah C. Charles at 340-227-8370 or Hadiyah.charles@doh.vi.gov.

• Professional Licensure & Health Planning
  There will be no in- person services on either the St. Thomas or St. Croix district.  If you have questions or concerns please reach out to:
  Director Deborah Richarson-Peter at  Tel. (340) 643-8992 or deborah.richardson-peter@doh.vi.gov,  Deputy Commissioner Hadiyah C. Charles at 340-227-8370 or Hadiyah.charles@doh.vi.gov.

• Community Health Clinic Services
  Clients are being telephoned to reschedule appointments on St. Croix.
  On St. Thomas only emergency patients will be seen in the Pre-Natal and Wound Care clinics on St. Thomas. All other patients are being rescheduled.

• Community Vaccination Centers   
  St. Croix’s Community Vaccination Center on St. Croix will be open from 8:00 a.m. to  5:00 p.m. each weekday. It is located at the Nissan Center on St. Croix which is in La Grande Princesse, adjacent to the Honda Dealership and The Paint Shop, on the same side of the street as Food Town.

  On St. Thomas the Community Vaccination Center will continue to be open from 8:00  a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This center is located at the Community Health Clinic on the 2^nd floor at the Schneider Regional Medical Center. 

As always, the public is advised to schedule an appointment for COVID-19 testing at www.covid19usvi.care/ when symptoms are present. 

The public will be advised when the Department of Health will resume its normal operation schedule.