HAH faces another crisis after finishing a record-breaking month of surgical case volume
Before May 2023, our record number of surgeries in a month was 244 cases. That was August 2021 after a major earthquake struck the island, and we worked day and night taking care of major trauma, mostly orthopedic injuries. Since then, our volume has remained high despite being challenged by many crises. Last month we …
Good News from Haiti Adventist Hospital
Though the headlines are not getting any better… It’s like a warzone – Haitians surrounded by turf wars, Gangs gain the upper hand in war with Haitian police, ‘This country is not able to feed itself’: Inside Haiti’s spiralling crisis, Hospitals to close as gangs blockade fuel. In spite of the increasing challenges around us, lots of great stuff …
What is happening in Haiti that you are not hearing about on the news
In a text message to a friend on Thursday, Rob, a visiting med student sums it up: “Things are insane, but only slightly more than usual”. Sometimes it takes a first time visitor to recalibrate my assessment of a situation. Hôpital Adventiste continues to operate at full capacity. Many challenges remain, but with recent improvements …
HAH is Not on Autopilot
The challenges of working in a foreign country where resources are limited and political strife continues to threaten may never allow us to be on autopilot or operating by remote control. Hôpital Adventiste d’Haiti is a complex machine and we are not on a short or easy journey. Strong headwinds slow us down and at …
“Kowonaviris” Care Package is distributed to HAH employees
A light breeze blows every few minutes giving just a brief respite from the heat and humidity of this Sabbath afternoon under the mango tree. There is a fuel crisis and we had to turn the generator off. The little bit that we have in our tank we are saving for emergency surgeries and intermittent …
Los Angeles to Port au Prince trip is successful with a few minor inconveniences
During the past few months we have all had to learn not to become too attached to our plans. On March 19 the Port au Prince airport was closed. At the time, it was inconceivable to think that our pandemic furlough would have lasted more than 3 months. Airline reservations were cancelled and changed so …
Pandemic Update
On the afternoon of March 19 president Jovenal Moise of Haiti in a press conference announced the results of the first positive COVID test in Haiti. At that moment he declared the Port au Prince airport closed and not another commercial passenger airplane has landed since that time. I happened to be on a short …
Look What Happened at HAH in 2019
These before and after pictures are just the beginning of the story. Hôpital Adventiste is undergoing a major transformation. With an effort to make the hospital look on par with the quality of services we offer some minor and major renovations were necessary. We want patients to have a small taste of the kingdom of …
January 12th
12 January, 2010 I finish a day of work at the Cure Hospital in Santo Domingo, jump on my motorcycle and head out for the evening commute. This involves winding in between gridlocked vehicles jumping the curb a few times and finding any small path to make the 2 mile commute a little more efficient. …
How Hôpital Adventiste Makes the Most Out of the Donors Dollar
As of early December the S&P stock index posted nearly 25% returns for 2019. At HAH it is our goal to give you an even higher return on your investment. Perhaps it can’t be measured in terms of an objective percentage, but I would like to share with you how we are maximizing returns on …
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