when i lived on STX i had a LifeFlight insurance policy that got me to PR and then to FL depending on how severe the injury, no way was i going to JFL.
Posted on 05/28/2019 6:59:50 AM PDT by eaglestar
ST. CROIX — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Tuesday announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would cover the cost of replacing the Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital (JFL) on St. Croix after it sustained severe damage during hurricane Maria in September 2017.
FEMA has reviewed the proposed replacement of Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and found the actual replacement cost is eligible, as the estimated repair cost exceeds 50 percent of the estimated replacement cost. The move to have FEMA fund the cost of replacing the hospital began under the Mapp (R) administration following the devastating storms of 2017.
According to Government House, Mr. Bryan welcomed the news and thanked FEMA for its continued support to the territory in the post-hurricane rebuilding effort.
Well the patients get cheaper rate since tax dollars are rebuilding it.
My niece’s husband was a physician at this hospital and a Naval Reserve Flight Surgeon. With no hospital, they have left St. Croix and now live in New Orleans. They are unlikely to return.
Bear in mind the $80,000,000 did not come from FEMA. It came from you and me.
The hospital on St. Thomas was virtually condemned years ago because of unsanitary conditions, including overflowing sewage. The islands have been mismanaged by their governments for years.
when i lived on STX i had a LifeFlight insurance policy that got me to PR and then to FL depending on how severe the injury, no way was i going to JFL.
I had some lacerations sewed up in that hospital in the early seventies - no problems.
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