Although our hospital continues to improve, the situation beyond our walls continues to deteriorate. The streets are a mess, protests and gangster control have locked down the country. Schools are closed until January, banks and businesses are only open intermittently and getting supplies is very difficult. Trips across town and airport transfers are made with trepidation. So far the ambulance has only suffered a few hits from rock throwers. All of this has significantly affected patient flow, but in spite of that, volume overall this year is up from previous and the hospital is surviving financially. We continue in our efforts to restore the hospital. On our campus people are working and getting paid for it. The work here provides jobs for people in need, teaches new skills, and gives a sense of accomplishment. We are all working with a sense of enthusiasm and loyalty for the mission of this institution. The result is a beautiful and peaceful environment where we can share God’s love, peace and healing power which is needed more than ever in this country.
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- Restoration in action.
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- The work team pitching in to get a bit more cement poured before quitting time. We have no cement mixer so the cement, sand, and gravel gets put on the ground and thoroughly mixed with shovels.
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- HAH parking lot before (photo taken 2 weeks ago).
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- The new curb and landscaping.
Jonathan Euler and his crew are largely responsible for this. He and I watched a few youtube videos on how to make curbs before we launched the project. Normally curbs are not something that you probably have ever noticed but everyone is pretty excited about this as the job was quite a challenge
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- No matter how nice we try to make it nothing compares to God’s artwork.
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- A small flowerbed by the chapel that was previously a patch of weeds and convenient place to throw trash.
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- Plumeria trees in front of the ER. Previously a weed mound.
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- Sweet 14 year old boy who comes to HAH with a crooked leg (photo May 2019)
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- Sylvance after surgery. He still has his fixator on. There were some issues with follow up and compliance but he is back on track and the leg is healing nicely
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- Rodolpho comforts little girl before going to sleep.
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- The hallways are crowded with patients representing both growth and the need to make the process more efficient.
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- Jaden a surgical tech from Loma Linda and his girlfriend Angel made their first trip overseas to help out this week at HAH.
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- Our instrument trays get organized. Thank you to Jaden, Angel and staff.
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- Little girl in clinic with Volkmann’s ischemic contracture. She came to us 3 months ago with a supracondylar humerus fracture. She had a well performed operation. 6 weeks later the cast was removed and she had a beautiful result. We told her she could start moving her elbow normally. She was then taken to a local voodoo healer where a hot poultice was applied with a constrictive dressing. It was extremely painful and now she has chronic wounds and a permanent deficit.
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- Jonathan goes to town on Wednesday to get supplies and has to negotiate multiple barricades.
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- HAH drone evaluates situation down the street on Thursday.
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- Dumptruck breaks down in front of our hospital after delivering rocks for construction projects. The poor guys spent half of their profits to pay off gangsters at barricades in order to make the delivery and then their truck breaks down.
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- A few more gallons of diesel. Our generators are working 24/7 now since we have not had power from the city. We burn about 8-10 gallons per hour in order to produce 200kw. The trash pile continues to grow in the background. The trash truck has not been able to make it to our hospital for over one month. We are working on an initiative to eliminate Styrofoam containers from our hospital and more efficiently manage our waste.
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- Dr. Alexis operates with Haitian intern who has been volunteering at the hospital.
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- A mushroom spontaneously grows out of our patio table after all the tropical rainstorms.
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- Mackenson our HR director and his wife after church. We can hear the people singing Blessed Assurance at the church next door punctuated by the sound of nearby gunfire.
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- Universitie National Adventiste d’Haiti (UNAH) our next door neighbor.
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- More beautiful nature at UNAH.
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- Salle d’Urgence at night.
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- Hôpital Adventiste welcomes nightfall.
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