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Open Door Haiti

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About this facility

Hours
Monday-Friday
Mission
Medical Clinic
Comprised of 41 small villages with an estimated population of 20,000, Bois de Lance had only one small clinic with two auxiliary nurses (training comparable to a nurse’s aid). There were no private medical doctors practicing in the area. Many deaths from common diseases would have been prevented with proper diagnosis and treatment. In November 2008, the dream of opening a professionally staffed clinic for the Bois De Lance community became a reality. With the help of the Hope Foundation, Florida Hospital and the Cap Haitien Medical Network, resources have been provided for Open Door Clinic’s ongoing efforts. Dr. Avrius Compere, a Haitian Government Surgeon, directs the clinic and its professionally trained nurses, lab technicians and pharmacist. The clinic currently treats over 1000 patients a month, with its services including consultation rooms, a small surgery suite, a labor and delivery room, a laboratory, a pharmacy and a nutrition/hygiene center. In 2010, the clinic plans to bring on additional staff, including a General Practitioner and another nurse. Scholarships have been provided for a young woman to attend medical school in the Dominican Republic and another to attend nursing school in Cap Haitien. Both will return to Bois De Lance to work at the clinic when their studies are complete. Dr. Jeffrey Shafer, a member of the Clinic’s Advisory Board, is serving as Open Door Clinic’s medical liaison and project consultant. Medical and Dental teams regularly visit Open Door Clinic to bring specialized care.
Service
Permanent

Notes

12/8/10 Assessment Email from Brian Stout
Staff has rec'd cholera training
No cases to clinic yet
See approx. 200 pts. per month normally
No beds, strictly outpatient care
STAFF: One full time Doctor, 2 part time Doctors, 2 nurses, 2 lab technicians, Pharmacist, Clinic Director
Roads are passable.
Ground well is water source/not purified/ use holding tank
Needs: Antibiotics, antihypertention, antiparisite
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CURRENT NEEDS

* Funding for additional staff (General Practitioner, Nurse)
* Surgical Equipment (operating table, operating light, sterilization unit)
* Medical and Dental Mission Teams
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Supply List (supplies note on database list are listed under "show"
Bandages
• Gauze pads of all sizes
• Gauze wraps
• Ace wraps
• Butterfly sutures
• Surgical tape
• large and small Band Aids
Creams/Ointments
• Anti-fungal
• Anti-itch
• Muscle rub
• Icy Hot
• Blistex
• Oral-gel
• Eye drops,
• Eye ointments
• zinc oxide
Over the counter items
• Antacids
• antihistamine
• anti inflamatory
• antidiarrheal
• fever reducers
• Aspirin
Prescribed Medication
• Antibiotics
• pain
• blood pressure
• diabetes medications
Oral Supplements
• Children's vitamins
• prenatal vitamins
Pediatric
• Mucenix
• Cold/Flu care
• Fever reducer
Medical Supplies
• Thermometer probe covers
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Pen Light
• Tongue depressors
• cotton tipped applicators
• Swabs
Miscellaneous items
• Centrifuge #8"12 places blood centrifuge
• Sterilization equipment
• Surgical Table
• Oxygen Engine
• Anestesia Engine
• Surgical Light
• Medical spreaders
• microscope slides #3x1”
• white test tubes #30 units, 4,7 & 10cc
• red test tubes #30 units, 4,7 & 10cc
• syringes #2cc & 5cc
• urinalysis strips
• readacrjit centrifuge,
• lancets & timer
• pasteur test tubes
• Plastic storage cabinets