Merger Benevolent Foundation Saba & Saba Health Care Foundation

March 24, 2016 News

As of April 1, 2016 the merger between the Benevolent Foundation Saba (BFS) and the Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) will be juridically finalized. The merger will help facilitate a better integration of healthcare on Saba.

Standing in the back from left: Project manager BFS Henk Bogers, BFS Manager Pieter van Amsterdam, SHCF Director Joka Blaauboer. Sitting from left: Commissioner Bruce Zagers, Plaatsvervangend Secretaris Generaal Ministry of Health VWS Andre Kleinmeulman, President of the BFS Board Hubert Smith, Chairman of SHCF Supervisory Board Sydney Sorton, Programma Manger Zorg Ministry of Health VWS Rob Sardeman, Chairman of The Client Council BFS Franklin Wilson.

For the BFS (The Honorable Henry Carlyle Every Home for the Aged) and SHCF it will lead to further professionalization and an increase of knowledge and skills of all employees.

The current managerial Board of the BFS will hand over their responsibilities to the new Boards; the SHCF Board of Directors Mrs. Blaauboer, and the SHCF Supervisory Board; Mr. Sorton, Mr. Scholten and Ms. Hassell. The current manager of the BFS Mr. van Amsterdam will continue his work.

Once merged BFS and SHCF will share the same boards; a Board of Directors, governing the organization and responsible for the strategy, policy and management of the organization and a Supervisory Board, overseeing and having a monitoring role towards the Board of Directors that the chosen strategic direction is being followed.

The merger will enable both organizations to work closer together and be more effective and efficient.