The Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital in St. Kitts has seen a change of its Emergency Room Medical Officer.

Dr Dwain Archibald served in the role at the island’s primary health facility for over 17 years. Following a transfer to the Community Based Health Services where he will serve as a District Medical Officer, Dr Carlton Williams will now take over the leadership role has according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Williams served as a physician at the JNF General Hospital since 2016 working at the Emergency Room save for periods when his services would be required at the Pogson Hospital, and health centres at St. Paul’s, Dieppe Bay, Sandy Point, and Old Road and also served in Nevis for a month.  

Dr Jenson Morton, Director of Health Institutions within the Ministry of Health, noted that Dr Archibald served with distinction and he was known to be an excellent and dependable doctor. According to a statement While Dr Archibald will be deployed as the District Medical Officer operating out of the Basseterre Health Centre, he will also be temporarily serving as the physician for His Majesty’s Prison and the Cardin Home.