Keila Natassia Clarke (patient), Julian Mesa Baron M.D. (international center head doctor), Dra. Gina Isabella Massi Ambard (Medical Clinical Management of International Business), Veniecia Clarke (mother of patient), Alvaro Mauricio Duran(operations director international business Coomeva), Minister Emil Lee
PRESS RELEASE – As part of Minister Lee’s self-financed visit to Coomeva and medical facilities in Colombia, Minister Lee made a point of visiting as many patients as possible from St Maarten that were in the cities of Cali, Bogota and Medellin at the time.
According to Minister Lee, “The feedback on the quality of care and level of professionalism from the medical facilities has all been very positive. Most expressed satisfaction with the entire referral process. Other patients expressed some frustration with the referral process much of which seems to be on either a breakdown in chain of communications or issues that originate prior to arrival in Colombia. Based on first impressions and feedback from patients in Colombia, I am comfortable that our patients from St Maarten are being well treated. Naturally, there is always room for improvement and discussions will continue on how to streamline and improve communication and level of service for our residents.”
“As discussions continue with regards to the development of a new hospital for St Maarten, there will always be a need to refer patients abroad. As the range and quality of services offered locally improve, hopefully we will be able to keep patients close to home and reduce the number of referral. However, it is anticipated that there will always be a need for some level of referral for more complicated cases and therefore, it is important to have a reliable and high quality referral program in place,” said Minister Lee.
Source: The Daily Herald Minister Lee visits St.Maarten patients during visit to Colombia
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