{"id":356519,"date":"2026-02-07T13:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=356519"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:02:46","slug":"health-minister-announces-latest-finalization-of-senior-healthcare-positions-as-part-of-bolstering-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/health-minister-announces-latest-finalization-of-senior-healthcare-positions-as-part-of-bolstering-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Health minister announces latest finalization of senior healthcare positions as part of bolstering sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_356520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356520\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-356520\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Health-Minister-Cassanni-Laville-DNO-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"523\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Health Minister Cassanni Laville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Minister Cassanni Laville has announced that the government is currently finalizing various critical senior management positions in the nursing department, reflecting a thrust in recent years for improvements across the board.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are in the process of finalizing some critical senior management positions, particularly in nursing as well as various other management positions,\u201d he revealed during an announcement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to him, this is an effort to strengthen governance and ultimately improve healthcare outcomes for the Dominican public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 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