BVI Health Access: The BVI Health Services Authority says the Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital outpatient pharmacy in Road Town will close all day Friday, Sept. 18, for its annual physical inventory count, with patients urged to complete prescription pickups and payments before 4 p.m. Thursday to avoid medication disruptions. Regional Health Security: CARPHA wrapped up its 11th Caribbean Public Health Laboratory Network workshop in Bridgetown (Sept. 8–10), bringing together lab directors from across the region—including the British Virgin Islands—to strengthen lab preparedness, surveillance, diagnostics, and coordinated public health response. Kidney Care Options: In the Virgin Islands, Lynn Hodge-Walters renewed calls to consider peritoneal dialysis where feasible, highlighting how home-based nightly treatment can reduce the disruption of thrice-weekly in-center hemodialysis. Health Leadership Training: PAHO and UWI marked completion of the third cohort of a joint Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate in Health Policy and Health Systems, training 11 professionals from across the Caribbean, including the BVI, to build health policy and systems leadership. Public Health in the Region: A federal report on Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in U.S. Virgin Islands hotels found Legionella in guest room water systems, including cold lines that can warm enough for bacterial growth—underscoring the need for climate-tailored control guidance.