A New Veterinary Hospital!
We’ve been waiting for this project to be completed for a looong time, and now it is!
Dr. Stacia Boswell arrived on island a few years back and worked with our vet, Paul Hess for a while before becoming the Director of the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center (aka the shelter). We are thrilled that she has chosen St. Croix as here permanent home as we strive to make our island a paradise for critters, too.
Under her direction, the shelter did thousands of spays and neuters and adoptions, and we wonder now what will happen there without her. We hope for the best. But we hear there are problems.
In any case, Dr. Stacia has purchased and remodeled a beautiful historical property in La Grande Princesse and turned it into a shiny new veterinary hospital. She calls it “Sugar Mill Veterinary Center“. She is using green technologies such as solar hot water heating and LED lights, and a wind generator will be going up soon.
She held an “open house” at the facility on Saturday (yes, we had a VERY busy Saturday), serving sandwiches and cookies and wine other goodies (catnip and doggy treats, too), and we saw many of our fellow animal lovers touring the property as well. We love the spacious feeling, the comfortable furnishings, and the views of Christiansted from many of the windows.
Many of our favorite vet techs, like Sue Brown and Sylvia Ward Hanley will be working here, so we know the level of care will be way up there. Quite a few people mentioned that it is much nicer than our people hospital and it might be a good idea to come here with their own health issues 
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We wish Dr. Stacia well in her new venture!
May 4th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Dear Dr.,
I have spent some time in the Virgin Islands (years ago) and have occasionally wondered if there are opportunities to practice veterinary medicine on one of the islands. I am 50 years old, did equine practice for 12+ yrs and transitioned to small animal work in 1997. I have good people skills, a good work ethic (raised in rural Iowa) and good surgical skills even though I am not a specialist…..more a jack of all trades. I have worked with veterinarians in Haiti and Mongolia and enjoy travel. I currently live in Montana and love it here but would like a change of scenery from time to time. I would be interested in relief work initially if there is a need with longer term position in the future as our children are approaching college age. I have no desire to retire….enjoy what I do and just like to keep things interesting.
Just curious!!
Sincerely,
Scott Bovard, DVM
ISU 1985
June 27th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Well written story. will visit soon.
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