Built in 1984, the Haitian Community Hospital is managed by the Haitian Health and Education Foundation (FHASE), a non-government and non-profit foundation created in 1972. Through its public health programs, outpatient clinics, and 75-bed inpatient hospital, HCH has provided quality care to upwards of 80,000 people annually. It is committed to and accessible to the [...]
By Josiane Hudicourt-Barnes
It’s been two months since the earthquake now, two months since I’ve been hanging out at HCH every day. I am not a doctor. What could possibly have kept me busy at a hospital.
The beginning of the crisis was completely crazy. My sister, Brigitte, had gone to the [...]
Thanks to wonderful support locally and internationally, L’Hôpital de la Communauté Haïtienne provided care to thousands in the aftermath of the earthquake that destroyed much of Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas.
In the weeks following the earthquake, up to 5,000 patients received care at HCH, including 541 surgeries. The number of injured immediately overwhelmed this 75-bed [...]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
There was a long steady rain during the night in Frères. We needed the rain but as I keep telling my son Max, in Haiti people are not ready. We are almost never ready for the situations that we know are going to happen. We only react after the [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Today, the Haitian Community Hospital’s Board of Directors decided to suspend all fees for medical care. HCH was committed to free care for earthquake victims for as long as services were needed, but was unclear about how to handle services not related to the quake.
On Sunday evening, I drove into the Haitian Community Hospital’s yard and I was shocked by how quiet and empty it was. Most of the tents that were serving as outdoor hospital rooms were gone. The French medical crew had made a deal to donate some of the tents to patients who needed [...]
Built in 1984, the Haitian Community Hospital is managed by the Haitian Health and Education Foundation (FHASE), a non-government and non-profit foundation created in 1972. Through its public health programs, outpatient clinics, and 75-bed inpatient hospital, HCH has provided quality care to upwards of 80,000 people annually. It is committed to and accessible to the most disadvantaged sections of the area. Given its geographic position and services, Haitian Community Hospital aims to serve a population of 250,000 people, mainly from the communes of Pétion-ville (283,052 inhabitants) and Delmas (679,650 inhabitants).
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