Philipsburg, St. Maarten, 25 April 2020 – The St. Maarten Medical Center will soon be equipped with two Dominant Flex Mobile Suction Machines and five SSCOR Duet Portable Suction Devices through a recent USD $10,000 donation by CIBC FirstCaribbean.
The machines, which are scheduled to arrive on the island within the coming weeks, will be used in the fight against Covid-19 on St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius.
The bank, through its charitable arm the FirstCaribbean International ComTrust Foundation, donated a total of USD$250,000 across countries in its regional footprint. The donation is amongst a list of Covid relief efforts by the bank.