Marigot:--- The Director of the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital and the union UTS/UGTG are contesting the decision taken by COMEX to grant a contract to Clinic Choisy for home treatment (hospital a domicile). SMN News understands that the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital had 15 out of 16 votes when they presented their dossier to the CROS, but somehow the COMEX granted the contract to Clinic Choisy who only had four out of the sixteen votes. Questions are also being raised as to why the President of the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital Board Frantz Gumbs voted for CGM Basse Terre Clinic.Conner said the President of the Collectivity Frantz Gumbs abused his power when he signed off as President of the LCF board instead of the President of the Collectivity. Concerns are also being raised about Gumbs support to the CGM instead of LCF Hospital. Conner said she already wrote a letter to President Frantz Gumbs asking for the conclusions of the COMEX meeting of March 23 and he responded to her and said he does not have reasons to have such documents.
According to Ramona Conner, board member of the UTS/UTG said there were three dossiers during the bidding, which are one from Louis Constant Fleming Hospital, Clinic Choisy which is located in Gossier and CGM from Basse Terre. She said the board of the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital took a decision to participate in the bidding process, something that the President of the Collectivity Frantz Gumbs knew about yet he chose to abuse his power and voted for another clinic without having a deliberation with the hospital board.
Several questions are being asked about Dr. Louis Jeffry absence from the COMEX meeting when the decision was taken to grant the contract to Clinic Choisy. SMN News learnt that Jeffry is sitting on the seat representing the Collectivity of Saint Martin in COMEX but Jeffry it is understood boycotted the meeting, while one of the vice presidents of the Collectivity of Saint Martin attended the meeting. "Even though this person attended the COMEX meeting and had a speech they could not vote on the bidding". Conner said.
In an invited comment Dr. Jeffry, fourth vice president of the Collectivity of Saint Martin confirmed he is a member of the COMEX board. When asked why he did not attend the meeting of March 23rd Jeffry said he was not invited to the meeting. He said that one of the other vice presidents was invited and that person attended the meeting.
A meeting is planned this Tuesday by the unions and doctors of the Louis Constant Fleming to follow up on the procedures to have the deliberations taken by the COMEX on March 23 annulled. SMN News learnt that the hospital director already wrote letters to IRS director requesting that the deliberation of March 23 be annulled and that the bidding process be done over.
Leader of the RRR Alain Richardson when asked for a comment said this matter will be addressed on May 11 during the territorial council meeting. Richardson said he has many questions about the outsourcing of the contract especially when it comes to when the public sector could make money it is outsourced to the private sector.
