From pink to blue
The Morris F. deCastro Clinic next to the Cruz Bay park has a fresh coat of paint. Blue paint. Covering up years of pink.
You won’t find doctors at the clinic, but it is staffed by nurses. A former nurse tells us the clinic gets lots of walk-ins, but unless it’s a very minor medical need, they’ll send you to the big clinic up on Centerline Road.
Mostly, the clinic provides public health services, like immunizations, screenings and family planning. If you step on a sea urchin, they can probably fix you up too. For this kind of emergency, probably not.
January 26th, 2010 07:04
I’ll be checking out that blue paint next week..YAY looks good
thanks to this blog & Ruth’s webcam, I’ve “visited” the island everyday.
January 26th, 2010 07:26
New paint is always a nice thing!
(But that bandage on the link…that’s scary huge!)
January 26th, 2010 07:35
I think they should have painted it lime green. There are several building painted blue and if I had a personal emergency, I would rather have someone tell me to look for the lime green building to standout.
Well, your little visit to the ER was a success. Although I wouldn’t want them to stich up a facial wound. It is good to know if you step on a rusty nail and need a tetnus shot.
Haooy Tuesday from New Jersey 41 degrees and windy
January 26th, 2010 07:46
There should be a warning on that link. YUK!
January 26th, 2010 08:55
Now we can’t tell folks to go to the Pepto Bismol building! The care the nurses there provide to the community is amazing. Public Health and education is so important. Did you know that resturant workers need to be cleared by them before working? Good to know that they are doing all that they can to bring good health to all. Halos to them all.
January 26th, 2010 11:03
Fabulous service that they provide, Public Health. Glad to see they have spruced this building up a bit.
January 26th, 2010 15:19
Hmmm wonder if they are hiring?? RN here.. ; )
January 26th, 2010 16:12
Pam,
If you are from the US and planning to move there to take a job, I HIGHLY recommend you not take it until you have dealt with the government and the frustrations first. Living in Paradise is VERY different than working in Paradise.
If you think you are moving, then begin the process to get your VI RN license right away. It takes forever. Then for a gov’t job, you have to wait for your NOPA (notice of personnel action) to be signed before you can start. A fast one is done in 3-5 months.
The VI Nurse Practice Act is from 1982. There are no Adult Day Health centers, 22 Medicaid beds for all of St Thomas and St John, one Medicare certified home care agency and few staff to cover St John as the office is on St Thomas.
If you think you can handle all of that, there is a huge need for medical professionals to help bring good health to the VI. Good luck!!!