The Dominican government is undertaking a significant restructuring of its healthcare leadership, with Health Minister Cassanni Laville announcing the finalization of critical senior management positions within the nursing department. This strategic move represents a continuation of the administration’s multi-year effort to enhance the nation’s medical governance and ultimately improve patient care outcomes.
Minister Laville revealed that these appointments are part of a broader initiative to strengthen the healthcare system’s administrative framework. “We are in the process of finalizing some critical senior management positions, particularly in nursing as well as various other management positions,” he stated during a recent announcement.
The minister emphasized that this organizational overhaul reflects the government’s sustained commitment to healthcare improvement, noting that over the past two years, the administration has consistently prioritized both healthcare outcomes and staff welfare. This focus has included substantial investments in human resources and strategic resource allocation across hospital networks.
Detailing the comprehensive nature of these reforms, Laville highlighted several key achievements: “We have seen increases in salaries, appointed over 100 nurses in our system, created 26 permanent positions for medical doctors and various specialists, and established 34 full-time community health aid positions.” Additionally, the government is currently creating temporary positions for nine environmental health officers while continuing to review positions throughout both primary and secondary healthcare systems.
This systematic approach to healthcare workforce development demonstrates the government’s recognition that robust administrative leadership—particularly in nursing—is essential for delivering quality medical services to the Dominican public.