The Cabinet of Ministers of St Lucia recently toured the Owen King EU Hospital to get a sense of the state of readiness of the facility. It was promised that the health institution would be open by late November opening for the new national hospital. Minister for Health, Mary Isaac, welcomed her colleague Cabinet Ministers lead by Ag. Prime Minister, Guy Joseph, on a tour of the Owen King EU Hospital. The Health Minister says everyone has been pleasantly surprised at the physical state of readiness but also the readiness of the staff. But it may not be full steam ahead for full opening at the end of November.

Economic Development Minister, Guy Joseph, confirms that there are still matters being finalized as it relates to opening. He says there are presently proposals before the Cabinet of Ministers to make decisions on.

Commissioning Director for the Owen King EU Hospital, Dwight Calixte said the hospital is near completion and the past months have seen the installation of a number of long awaited pieces of equipment in all areas of the facility.

The government of St. Lucia has expressed its eagerness to have the Owen King EU Hospital and the St. Jude Hospital opened and available to the people of St. Lucia in the soonest possible time.

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