PHILIPSBURG--Dutch Minister of Health Edith Schippers was present on Wednesday for the signing of a letter of intent between St. Maarten Medical Center and Fundashon Mariadal, the hospital of Bonaire, for cooperation on specialty care.
This cooperation agreement will regulate, among other things, the provision of specialists by the two university hospitals in The Netherlands, VUMC and AMC, to SMMC to service the patients of St. Maarten, Saba and Statia. The signing of this agreement was hailed as an important step in further developing continued quality care.
Fundashon Mariadal General Manager Giovanni Frans lauded the fact that the countries of the Dutch Kingdom would be working together to improve quality of care. He said a final agreement would be worked out over the next three months.
He dubbed the signing as a “historic moment” after the dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles that creates a new structure to provide hospital care on the islands. He said cooperation was important considering the small size of the islands.
Minister Schippers was present, but did not make any comment during the signing. St. Maarten’s Minister of Public Health Cornelius De Weever also was present.
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