Real Hope for Haiti Rescue Center (RHFH - Also known as: Cazale Clinic) - Centre Sante de la Grace du Bon Samaritain
Faith-Based Medical Services
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Available here 36
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Medical, Facility, Capacity, Hospital Beds
cholera cots
Needed here 32
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Medical, Supplies * (ANY/ALL Types)
**triple antibiotic oint **vitamins **tylenol **ibuprofen **antibiotics hydrocortizone cream anti-fungal cream oral hypoglycemics - metformin...
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Medical, Supplies, IV, Catheters
Angiocaths 22g
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Medical, Supplies, IV, Catheters
24 Gauge Angiocatheters
Campaigns 2
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2010 /2011 Haiti Cholera Epidemic
11/11/10 HEAS POST 7:25 PM: [Lori, Licia, do you have additional details you can share with the group?] Real Hope For Haiti is reporting on their twitter account that patients are arriving ...
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About this facility
- Mission
- Centre Sante de la Grace du Bon Samaritain, Cazale ("Grace of the Good Samaritan Health Center") is a medical facility established under the direction and funding of Real Hope For Haiti, Inc. As a faith based medical center serving the population of Cazale, Haiti and the surrounding rural mountain villages, we will strive to meet the medical, economic, and spiritual needs of all persons that we serve with compassion, excellence, and hope in the Name and to the Glory of Jesus Christ. We will continually seek to bring notable and sustained improvements in personal and public health care to the ill and community health promotion and education. We will utilize all avenues possible to promote continued education and improved skills among our staff. We promise to treat each patient and employee with respect and confidentiality and actively request and consider all suggestions for improvements for better service and quality health care. FROM VIDEO - Their ministry provides a clinic, a malnutrition rehabilitation center, literacy and sewing schools, educational tutoring, flood relief, clothing and food for thousands. http://vimeo.com/4260371
- Areas served
- Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Bon Repos, Cabaret, Sodo, Lachappelles, LaCoupe, Delice, Cx-des-bouquets, Arcahaie, St. Marc, and Lagonave, Haiti
- Service
- Temporary
Notes
4/22/11 MEDICAL FACILITY – CHOLERA QUESTIONNAIRE
Facility TYPE/NAME: Centre Sante de la Grace de Bon Samaritain, Cazale or Cazale Cholera House
Principal Contacts (Name, Email & Phone #): Lori Moise, RN, lori @ realhopeforhaiti.org, 3782-7316
On the ground contact (Name, Email & Phone#): same as above
(Languages spoken by ground contact):english, kreyol
Supporting Organization(s)& their contact (eg. MSPP, MSF, MTI? etc.): Real Hope For Haiti
Facility Location:
Department:Ouest
Commune: Cabaret
Village/Town:Cazale
Street Address and/or directions/GPS coordinates: by the Catholic church
Days per week clinic/hosp. is open? 24/7
If you have not seen any cholera patients, do you have:
a) Educational Materials: yes
b) ORS or ingredients to make your own: yes
c) IV Ringers and supplies yes
Has your staff received any training for Cholera?: yes (from me and Samaritain’s Purse)
Is your community receiving education on Cholera prevention?: yes
If you are not a CTC, how will patients get access to the nearest CTC? Bercy, by tap-tap, moto How far away is it? 45 min drive
Date began treating Cholera patients?: Nov 9, 2010
Total number of patients since that date: 1285
Total number of fatalities since that date: 5 inpt, 2 DOA
Number of Cholera patients in the last week?:79
Number of fatalities in the last week? 0
Has number of Cholera patients stabilized or is it fluctuating?: fluctuating
Number of non-cholera patients last week? 500
Bed Capacity for the entire hospital? Nutrition center - 70
Bed Capacity for Cholera patients?: 25
Bed Capacity for non-Cholera patients? Nutrition center - 70
Have you established an Isolation Unit for Cholera patients? Please describe it (indoor/outdoor, tent, cots, patients on floor, etc): all cholera ptsall in one house
What is the population of the area your facility serves: have served 109,000+ pts since opening in 1998
How many patients did you normally average in a month, BEFORE Cholera patients started arriving:clinic 3500, nutrition center - 65
Closest CTC or CTU to your facility (Please provide location): Samaritan’s Purse, Bercy
How far do Cholera patients have to travel to receive treatment at your facility?: up to 6 hr walk
Average number of Cholera patients that require inpatient treatment/IV Fluids?: not sure, would have to calculate, under 60%
Medical Staffing (How many Doctors, Nurses, Non Medical Staff on hand)?: nurses (or ppl smart enough to put in IVs/give meds, not nurses, but I trained them for cholera) – 5
Education - 1
Helpers – 6
Wash – 1
Runner btwn clinic/depot and cholera house – 2
Gate/security - 3
12 hour shifts
Medical Staffing needs?:I like to hire staff from the area. Education of staff or new staff that will be hired in the future would be helpful.
Does your Facility provide Mobile Medical Clinics to the community?: no
How often?
Describe accessibility to your site (e.g. Passable roads? Helicopter Landing Pad or spot? Airstrip for small planes? Please provide conditions for air landings and GPS coordinates): have road – about 20 min from Cabaret, not sure of coordinates
What is your water source?: river, capped source
Is your water purified?yes
If so, through a holding tank or through buckets?Tanks (10,000gal/day)
Can you pick up supplies?: yes
Medical Supply needs (List by PRIORITY please): diapers (child and adult), 24angiocaths,zithromaxsusp, hygiene kits, gloves,bleach or HTH
Additional comments: We get lots of supplies from Christian Aid Ministries. They will be bringing IV fluid and other supplies on Tues. We are pushing our limits right now, but I’m not panicked or nervous. The only thing that we are totally out of is kid’s diaper, but cutting adult ones and pinning them. Our 24g angios are getting low too.
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7:10 PM PST from Real Hope for Haiti's facebook page:
Cholera: final count for the day was 20 new pts. 26 spending the night here. Please pray for strength for our staff, quick healing for our patients, and open ears for education for everyone.
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10:40 a.m. from Real Hope for Haiti's facebook page:
"no more room in cholera house. setting up extra cots. kids sharing cots with adults. starting to refer incoming pts to a larger cholera hospital in another town"
LTEL emailed Lori Moise and Dr. Jen Halverson for update to see if any supplies are needed at this time.