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 [...]
We have turned to some other phase at l’Hopital de la Communauté Haitienne. The flow of patient has not stopped but is different. We still receive people all day, some of them have been walking on fractures for two weeks, but for the most part the major open fractures…, and head injuries are not coming [...]
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Yesterday, I sat down most of the day, and that is a measure of progress. I was at the door, making sure all employees and volunteers were tagged. Many volunteers had been doing diverse tasks, and we felt the need to specialize them. We have to keep a firm [...]
Monday, January 18, 2010
The situation is more stable at the Haitian Community Hospital, although the needs are still great. Doctors have arrived from all over the world and we have most of what we need to work. I just spent three days working for the Xray department night and day. This morning, I took a [...]
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It is hard to actually describe what goes on at l’Hopital de la Communauté but we are feeling much better about patient care today. The first two days we had 2 Haitian orthopedists taking charge and seeing patients as fast as they could and 3 other doctors evaluating patients. There were [...]
Janunary 15, 2010
This is an appeal letter. I know that many people read my account of my 12 hours from the time of the earthquake to the next morning when I felt the need to share with friends and family in the US.
What I have been doing since is not easy [...]
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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