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St. Jules Church/Clinic (Supported by: Immaculate Conception Tennessee) - 2010 Haiti Earthquake

Last updated Dec 21, 2010. This is not confirmation of current availability; call before travelling.

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Affiliation: Cap Haitien Health Network (CHHN) Updated Dec 4, 2010
Affiliation: HEAS (Haiti Epidemic Advisory System) Updated Dec 4, 2010
Affiliation: MSPP (Haiti - Department of Public Health & Population Updated Dec 4, 2010
Command & Control, Medical, Epidemic, Medical Facilities/Medical Response Updated Dec 4, 2010
Command & Control, Medical Unit Updated Dec 4, 2010
Medical, Facility, Clinic, Outpatient Clinic Updated Mar 4, 2010

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Medical, Supplies, IV, Ringers Lactate Urgent Updated Dec 4, 2010
Medical, Supplies, ORS (Rehydration) Urgent Updated Dec 4, 2010
Medical, Volunteer, Medical Assistant Urgent Updated Dec 4, 2010
Medication, Rx, Antibiotic, Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) Urgent Updated Dec 4, 2010
Medication, Rx, Antibiotic, Doxycycline Urgent Updated Dec 4, 2010
Medication, Rx, Antibiotic, Erythromycin Urgent Updated Dec 4, 2010
Medication, Rx, Antibiotic, Sulfamethox-Trimethoprim (Bactrim) Urgent Updated Dec 4, 2010

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2010 Haiti Earthquake ArchivedJoined Feb 28, 2010

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About this facility

Hours: Five Days a week
Service: Permanent

Notes

12/11/10 Spoke with Dr. Grabenstein
Father Emery used money they sent to purchase some supplies.
Have had a jump in patients (50/day- but unclear whether they were all cholera). The 25 patients mentioned below were all cholera.
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12/3/10 Email from Dr. Tom Grabenstein
Father emery speaks Kreyol, French, Spanish, and a little English
Patients are referred to CTC in Borgne or Limbe and go by Tap Tap or Fr.'s truck.
Began seeing patients 11/15/10
Now getting 25 patients per day
Multiple deaths in out lying chapels
There are no beds in clinic
Clinic is located in center of the district and serves 60,000 people
Before cholera, clinic saw 300-350 patients a month
Staff: 3 nurses, Lab Tech, Pharmacist, occasional visits of MD's
Accessibility: Rd from Borgne is horrible. Helicopter can land at nearby soccer field
Water Source: spring on mountain above. Community gets water from river traveling through village.
Have used Gift of Water system for 400 Homes in the past. Currently not funchtioning well as no supervision since previous GOW closed down.
They can pay for an upgrade in the glosed GOW Bucket system
Can pick up supplies in Cap Haitien or Borgne
Needed: More educational materials, ORS, IV ringers, Doxy, Erythromycin, cipro, Bactrim, Nurse assistants to help with ORT and cleaning of patients

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