St Luke Hospital-Haiti Cholera

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St Luke Hospital-Haiti Cholera

The St Luke hospital CTC has never closed between January 2023 and the present moment.  We received 500 patients suffering from acute dehydration due to cholera. Over the past weeks we have noticed a huge upsurge of Cholera cases at the St Luke Hospital. After the flood, from June 1st until June 10th we have already received 100 patients suffering from cholera. The suspected cases are referred to St Luke Hospital because many of the CTC established from the beginning of the pandemic are no longer functional. In fact, the number of cholera cases that we are receiving exceeds our capacity because our financial and materials are limited.

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This is the story of Sainvil Olson, a Special Patient at St Luke Hospital.

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This is the story of Sainvil Olson, a Special Patient at St Luke Hospital.

For a parent, life can change in an instant. For thirteen years, Olson's mother, Olga Decoline, has been dedicating her life to seeking care for her son who was having difficulty breathing. That moment came in 2019, when a pediatrician at St Damien Hospital in Tabarre finally told Olga that her son was suffering from an incurable disease called cystic fibrosis. Olson was then 13 years old.

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St Luke Hospital received a delegation from GSD Healthcare

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St Luke Hospital received a delegation from GSD Healthcare

On November the 15th,despite all the difficulties St Luke Hospital had the honor of welcoming a delegation of 5 medical staff from the Global Destination Healthcare (GSD) team. Their aim is to continue to provide the most up-to-date professional development for our staff in Haiti, always taking into account the local situation.

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Covid-19-Haiti

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Covid-19-Haiti

With a 40-bed unit, the St Luke Family Hospital of the St Luke Foundation, was one of the first health institutions in Port-au-Prince to be prepared on the front-line against Covid-19. With a team of 40 health professionals, risking our lives, we do everything in our capacity to medically treat and psychologically support those infected. Despite our limited resources, we are in the process of creating extra space to increase the number of beds to 80, and even more over time as need dictates, to welcome and care for more people as they become infected with the virus.

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A visit from the School of nursing sciences (DBTec)→

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A visit from the School of nursing sciences (DBTec)

On August 5,2019 St Luke Hospital had the honor to welcome more than 60 students in their 4th year of Nursing Science, coming from the School of Nursing with DBTech. Students were accompanied by their director, Mrs. Angelika and had the opportunity to visit the various parts and services of St. Luke Hospital. Students were also fortunate to be able to participate in a training based on Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroked. CVAs are one of the leading causes of death in Haiti (WHO 2017), making it important for training on the early warning signs and treatment options for patients. Dr.Dorcelus  Berthie, the Academic Head of St. Luke Hospital, stressed the importance of education and mitigation of risk factors for patients, which would help to prevent this disease that is very common in our country.

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Breast Cancer Screening for Mother's Day at St. Luke Hospital→

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Breast Cancer Screening for Mother's Day at St. Luke Hospital

On Mother’s Day in Haiti, the May 26th, 2019, the St. Luke Hospital organized a large educational event for Breast Cancer Screening, with more than 200 women having the opportunity to participate. This may not seem like much of a mother's day present to most, but access to healthcare and health education is one of THE most important tools we can provide our patients at St. Luke. In Haiti, most breast cancer patients present at such advanced stages that even modern therapies offer only modest survival benefits, a sad fact that is all too real for doctors and nurses at the hospital. As for incidence and survival rates for patients with breast cancer, Haiti may have the least amount of data available in all of the Western Hemisphere (1).

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