PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n GMD Healthcare www.gmdhealthcare.com GMD Healthcare is specialized in products of Diagnostic Imaging, Ultrasound, anesthesia and service support in the healthcare industry. Is part of Global Médica, a multinational group with operations in the Caribbean, which for more than 39 years has been an authorized distributor of General Electric Healthcare. The Support and Technical Service team forms the complement of our entire advice and sale process. know what to think. It really is how you pitch it to them, which is sort of counterproductive because the bureaucracy isn’t a value-add. It’s a hindrance all along the way.” The board chairman has urged King to focus on achievable short-term goals rather than his expansive long-term vision. “The chairman says to me, ‘You are very eloquent. You put across ideas, and you seem to be able to bring someone that has no idea of technology along with you.’ He says, ‘But focus, Stephen, focus,’” King recounts. “My projects are so wide, they are all interconnected. But he is saying “focus on what you can achieve over the next three months.” King has developed a roadmap that balances immediate wins with transformational change. The family medicine clinic continues growing its clientele through targeted digital marketing campaigns. Plans for specialized services, including diabetic wound care facilities, align with Trinidad’s chronic disease burden. The co-branded insurance product with Guardian Group awaits final approvals. “I tend to be very busy and easily distracted,” King acknowledges with characteristic candor about his working style. Yet his energy and vision position Westshore at the vanguard of Caribbean healthcare transformation.As the region races to close its digital health gap, King’s initiatives offer inspiration for private hospitals seeking relevance in an increasingly connected world. for all our doctors. They were very happy,” King says. “The difficulty was the cost of equipment. So that’s on the back burner, but I still have that network with Frank, and he introduces me to other people and keeps growing depending on our interest.” This personal journey through the healthcare system as both executive and patient provides King with unique insights into the transformation Westshore needs. THE ROAD AHEAD: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Despite King’s ambitious vision, implementing change at a 23-year-old institution presents significant challenges.“I don’t like bureaucracy at all. I’m used to a smaller outfit that makes decisions and moves, not asking permission,‘What do you think?’” King admits. “Because a lot of the time they don’t 50 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 12, ISSUE 06
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