Press releases and Feature stories | St. Maarten Medical Center

The St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is collaborating with Saba Healthcare Foundation and the St. Eustatius Health Care Foundation for continued and improved healthcare for the islands of Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten.

The Radiology Department at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) has been recently engaged in an educational training and upgrading course from radiologist Dr. Herman Schuttevaer and radiology technicians from the Rijnland Ziekenhuis (Rijnland) in the Netherlands.

At the end of year staff party, SMMC Director Kees Klarenbeek reflected on the challenges and changes that took place during the year 2013. The employees were informed about the lifting of the supervision by the inspectorate of health and as to the plans for the upcoming year.

We are pleased to inform the general public of two new medical specialists joining the medical team at our hospital. Dr. Raoul Dusseljee has been employed as a radiologist as of November 18, 2013 and Dr. Samay Nadery as of December 1, 2013.

The St. Maarten Medical Center can expect improved services at the emergency department of the hospital. Adjoining the waiting area in the emergency room, is a newly built Triage room. In the ER, patients