Commenting on the arrangement, MPS chief executive, Dr. John Hickey, said:

"MPS has been working in Barbados and the West Indies for more than seventy (70) years and we are delighted to enter into this arrangement with HCB.  HCB is an innovative company set up to promote and support the healthcare sector in Barbados and the wider Caribbean, through providing managed care services to patients. We are looking forward to working closer with HCB for the benefit of doctors and their patients in Barbados.”

Chief executive of HCB, George Vanderpool, comments:

“We at HCB (Healthcare Barbados) are extremely delighted, to be afforded the opportunity to work closely with such a distinguished international organization such as MPS (Medical Protection Society) along with Dr. Hickey, Dr. Boodhoo and the rest of the team from MPS, we consider their very positive and forthright review of our organisation and its programs as an approval and credentialing of sorts, and look forward to an ever deepening relationship, as we strive to professionally serve our patients, clients and affiliated physicians both in Barbados and throughout the Caribbean in a positive and meaningful way.”

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