“It was the right direction to go but there’s going to be a lot of work from now on,” he said.
He said they will fill up key positions with very specific requirements.
“We should be hiring the right people for the right positions,” he added.
Villagomez said they are given one year to see to it that the Commonwealth Health Center will be completely separated from the Department of Public Health.
The new law creates a healthcare corporation to oversee CHC, the Community Guidance Center and the health centers on Tinian and Rota, he added.
Following a transition period, Villagomez expects the newly created public corporation to be self-sufficient and able to manage its funds.
Under the law, the public corporation will be governed by a seven-member board of trustees.
The board includes three ex-officio voting members — the chief executive officer, the director of medical affairs and a representative selected by the corporation’s non-physician healthcare professions.
The four other members will be appointed by the governor subject to the Senate’s confirmation.
