Active process in effect to replace outgoing CEO of Dominica-China Friendship Hospital says Health Minister

Dominica-China Friendship Hospital

The Dominica-China Friendship Hospital (DCFH) is in search of a replacement to fill the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Health Minister, Dr. Irving McIntyre, made the disclosure during an interview with state-owned Radio DBS.

Trinidadian national, Dr. Dexter James who held the position of CEO from the start of 2021, on a two-year contract, tendered his resignation from the health facility in July 2022. His contract should have ended and possibly been renewed on January 10, 2023, however, due to the resignation and earned vacation, James will leave the island by the end of September this year.

“The CEO for the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital is an important position in terms of the transitioning and we are in the active process of trying to find a replacement,” Dr. McIntyre said.

He continued, “We have been advertising, we have some offers from certain people, so it’s just a matter of going through the selection process so that we can get the appropriate candidate for such an important position.”

He stated that Dr. James has done his best and there have been many improvements in the hospital, “so we just have to continue on those improvements.”

Dr. James was assigned the task of leading the transformation of the DCFH from a Division of the Ministry of Health to a statutory agency that will be charged with the responsibility to govern the hospital in accordance with the principles of transparency, accountability, and sound financial management.

Prior to that, the University of the West Indies and Walden University graduate who also holds a Ph.D. in Health Sector Reform from the University of Bangor in Wales, United Kingdom, had worked as the CEO of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, but resigned in 2019, after 10 years in the position.

He has been described as a highly-skilled Caribbean professional with considerable knowledge, experience, and expertise in the areas of Hospital Administration, Policy Planning and Analysis, Health Sector Reform, Financial Management, Strategic Management, and Organizational Change, among other areas.

Dr. James has worked around the Caribbean in various fields and duties. His scope of work over the past year has also included participation in the final review of the Hospital Authority Bill, development of a public relations plan, and a change management strategy, and preparation of the 2021/2022 work plan and budget for the Hospital Authority, among others.

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12 Comments

  1. Ibo France
    September 19, 2022

    If someone resigned after completing just one year of a two year lucrative contract, something is amiss.

    To work for Roosevelt and his amoral, autocratic administration, one has to surrender his independence and dignity. Like the proverbial London bridge, Roosevelt administration is falling down.

    You attract bees with honey not vinegar. Only ethically compromised people are attracted to this tainted, vinegar-like regime and stay for lengthy periods.

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  2. September 19, 2022

    Why aren’t Ibo France and Francisco Telemakak applying for the job of CEO? They talk so much, are so knowledgeable, so experienced, criticize so much, have a healthcare background from universities and yet do not know a damn. They are just like Lennox Linton – impressionists.

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    • Ibo France
      September 20, 2022

      I am not qualified just like Roosevelt and his thick-skulled wife are eminently unqualified to be parliamentarians. That’s not my forte.

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    • Robert
      September 21, 2022

      I hear there are a few vacancies for toilet cleaners. Ideal for you! Do apply!

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      • September 21, 2022

        If you are alluding to me, well, I do like janitorial work. I did lots of that when I came to America in order to survive. Nothing degrading about that. I did it at home and elsewhere. I have not lost my pride. I am still the same person, yesterday, today and tomorrow. It goes to show you that I am a clean person unlike you. I am all about cleanliness. Sorry you did not take a class in hygiene. Maybe you should, otherwise, we may have to flush your brains down one of the toilets.

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        • Robert
          September 22, 2022

          I always knew you had some degree in this very specialised field. Cleaning the white mens s..t. Thanks god I stayed in my country.

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  3. Toto
    September 19, 2022

    Well, they better hurry up then. September have only two weeks left and they have not made up their mind yet. Makes me wonder if they really have any suitable candidates.

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    • We the People
      September 19, 2022

      I am sure they already have their replacement. Just look at who was taking acting for Dr. James some time ago. And always in the forefront.

    • September 21, 2022

      Why don’t you apply? That is because you have no qualifications on any subject. All you do is run your mouth and talk garbage.

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      • We the People
        September 22, 2022

        Thanks ds. I read your response to Robert and see you were a janitor. And you are so right, nothing degrading about that – my mom is one.

        Thanks in part to her sacrifice, I have achieved university education and training, but just not in this field. Sorry to burst your bubble on the one. :mrgreen:

        • September 23, 2022

          That is what made me a Certified Public Accountant with a Master in Finance. That is the beauty of America.

          • Robertson
            September 24, 2022

            OMG, we got ourselves another Makak-Tods Etinne! Keep on showing off all you Dominicans bowl cleaners in the US. Master in Finance? Your Master is a Master of finance as well and that’s why Dominicas accounts have got more holes than a Swiss cheese.

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