The Morris F. deCastro Clinic on St. John had its first of nine monthly open houses for community members to get to know the medical professionals and services that will be available in Cruz Bay.
The Morris F. deCastro Clinic in Cruz Bay on St. John is one of the two public clinics on island and announced recently its plan to bring back Family Planning services to its offerings. (Nancy Borowick photo)The clinic will be hosting a series of events and announcements about its programming and offerings as it reengages with the local community on St. John. (Nancy Borowick photo)The open house event at the deCastro clinic on St. John brought people from across the Virgin Islands interested in seeing services return to the clinic to support the health of the community. (Nancy Borowick photo)At the open house at the Morris F. deCastro Clinic in Cruz Bay on St. John, members of the AARP of the Virgin Islands came by to both listen and advocate for services they hoped would come back to the clinic. (Nancy Borowick photo)Morris F. deCastro Clinic Administrator Aliah Lockhart opens the event, sharing the clinic’s plans to promote the various services that they offer on St. John. (Nancy Borowick photo)St. John WIC director Jennifer Williams speaks about the services that WIC offers to the St. John community. (Nancy Borowick photo)Sally Browne, right, has been a nurse for over fifty years and spent many of those years working with the residents on St. John as the public health nurse on the island. She reconnects with old colleagues and friends at the open house event at the deCastro clinic on St. John. (Nancy Borowick photo)OBGYN Dr. Debra Wright-Francis talks about the women’s health care services available at the deCastro clinic on St. John, emphasizing that the more the community can demonstrate a need, the more they can make services available. (Nancy Borowick photo)Beth Nilsson came to St. John in 1984 and worked as a registered nurse at the Myrah Keating Clinic before heading back to the states to go to midwifery school. She was invited to come back to the V.I. in 1995 to work in family planning and speaks about her work at the open house at the deCastro clinic. (Nancy Borowick photo)Nurse Emily Dabski introduces herself during the deCastro open house, speaking about her work as an R.N. with Pafford Emergency Services. (Nancy Borowick photo)Kisha Williams is a health educator, working the Family Planning Program for over 20 years. She wears many hats and explains that her main focus at the moment is the Virgin Island teenagers because, as she notes, “they are our future.” (Nancy Borowick photo)The Morris F. deCastro Clinic in Cruz Bay on St. John was open Thursday night for an informational event about services returning to the island’s residents. (Nancy Borowick photo)
