Haiti Medical Crisis: Only 5 Hospitals in the entire country is open 24 hours a day

Did you know? A survey conducted by St-Luc Hospital and the Maryland Medical Center revealed that only 5 hospitals in the entire country are able to provide appropriate medical coverage 24 hours a day.


Hopital Universitaire De Mirebalais - Haiti

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There are only 30 beds in ICU (intensive care unit) available with 24-hour coverage in the entire Haiti.

Wow... 30 intensive care beds are available at 5 hospitals across the entire republic of Haiti. 3 of these hospitals are located in Port-au-Prince, Dr. Marc Edson Augustin, medical director of the Foundation St-Luc told Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste in an interview.

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Some people think you are only in trouble medically if you live in the outskirts of Haiti but it is not true at all. Rich, poor, we are all in the same boat.

Recall back in March 2018, the Thierry Gardère, PDG of Rhum Barbancourt, died before he could get to the hospital.

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