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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St Luke never closed their doors.

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St Luke never closed their doors.

Throughout the Peyi Lok (Country Lockdown) of 3 months duration in 2019, St Luke Family Hospital and Clinics continued to function. Staff and medical supplies were transported via ambulance to ensure their safety day and night. We are so proud of our drivers who were so success in their daily routes – their driving of the highest skill, their negotiation skills were incredible at the barricades – truly - fearless everyday heroes. St Luke never closed their doors to the sick...so many lives were saved...so many stroke patients received rehabilitating therapy…

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Sacrifice at the golden price of our St Luke Foundation staffs

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Sacrifice at the golden price of our St Luke Foundation staffs

Every day, our brave staff is hindered in their transport by roads barricaded with burning tires. Many protestors are after reasonable aims, but this chaotic situation makes the situation downright violent, and our staff is sometimes verbally and physically impacted with slurs and even protestors throwing stones at the ambulances

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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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Third Edition of Haitian Acute and Emergency Care Conference

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Third Edition of Haitian Acute and Emergency Care Conference

On the 26th and 27th of April 2019, the St. Luke Foundation successfully held their third  international conference on Acute and Emergency Care at the St. Luke Hospital. This year the conference focused on the management of trauma cases because trauma patients are common in hospitals while professionals specializing in trauma care are lacking.

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Pieta - When Demonstrations Cause Babies to Die

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Pieta - When Demonstrations Cause Babies to Die

When I returned to St Damien Hospital at about 5pm yesterday afternoon, after spending the day buying medicines for our hospitals, there was a woman in the hallway holding a small child, and I sensed something was very wrong.
She was not crying, but her face revealed a restrained panic. 

Her one year old daughter, while seemingly asleep in her arms, was, to my eye, lifeless.
The child was dead, and this poor mother could not accept it.

This is the kind of thing that happens when roads are blocked with violence, when hatred rules the streets, when mothers are afraid to risk the roads with their sick children.

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