Press releases and Feature stories | St. Maarten Medical Center

In our community there is a common health disorder that is hiding in plain sight among a great number of men in our community. Doctors see it in their practice on a regular: men continuously struggling to lead healthy lifestyles; men who have metabolic syndrome.

“It is a calling” - The Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) has over 200 nurses on staff; each of whom play their part in saving lives on our island every day. Nursing, it is not a glamorous job but one that every one of us needs at a certain point of our lives. Unfortunately, we don’t often take the time to show how grateful we are for the patience, empathy, care and hard work our nurses put into their jobs. Natasha Gordon, Jules Carty and Corwin James are three of these dedicated nurses work...

In this article we highlight some of the underlying causes of kidney disease and steps that can be taken to avoid or limit these causes.

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One year ago, with the most widespread Ebola epidemic in history, there was a ‘wake up moment’ for Hygiene and Infection Control in hospitals around the world. Health care practitioners stopped and took a look at the importance of hygiene and infection control.