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Sainte Therese Hospital, Hinche - Haiti

Haiti

Duration: 06/17/2012 until 06/24/2012
Clinical Focus: General Surgery

Mission Details
We are in need of an attending anesthesiologist and two CRNAs during the week of June 17-24th 2012. Our faculty-student collaborative has been traveling to Sainte Therese Hospital in rural Haiti annually for the past 5 years. The patient population is in great need, as the hospital often goes months without proper surgical/anesthesia coverage. We aim to run 5 cases per day. We try to get use our of the OR from 7am-7pm. We perform urological and general surgery cases; mostly open prastatectomies, orchiectomies, suprapubic catheter placements, herniorrhaphies, hydrocelectomies and various other general cases. We try to do most cases under spinal anesthesia but do use general anesthesia when needed. Emory University medical students perform the patient work-ups and provide post-operative care with the assistance of a team of ICU nurses, under direct supervision of the trip attending physicians.

Facilities
Sainte Therese Hospital has two Operating Rooms and two 12-bed surgical wards. This hospital is the main referral hospital for the central plateau region of Haiti. Teaching Opportunity: Ten Emory medical students (ranging from MS2 to MS4 year) will be on the team. Teaching is heavily emphasized within the OR, on the wards and during evening discussions. In addition, we strive to leave Hinche at the end of the week having contributed something sustainable. For the past two years, this has come in the form of attending lectures/discussions with hospital physicians and staff.

Expenses: Contact Lee Hugar at email: lhugar@emory.edu
Meals Provided: Y

Security: Y
Teaching Opportunity: Y
Religious Affiliation: N

Accomodations
The Partner’s in Health Guest House is where the team stays while in Hinche. Each room has 2-4 beds and comes equip with mosquito nets. Bedrooms are on the second floor. Meeting rooms, a dining room, the kitchen and a sitting room are situated on the first floor, where the team will spend the bulk of their leisure time. Meals Provided: three per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are locally catered. Security: Provided for by Project Medishare for Haiti and Sainte Therese Hospital. The hospital and lodging are secured within a walled compound.

Spouse/Partner/Family Permitted: N
Available for Faculty/Resident: Y
Patient Care: N

NGO Profile Info: Project Medishare for Haiti
Description Project Medishare is dedicated to providing comprehensive health and development services and building capacity in Haiti. Project Medishare’s work saves lives and forms the foundation upon which larger social change is built.

P. O. Box 381208

Miami, Florida 33238
USA

Contact Name: Lee Hugar
Contact Email: lhugar@emory.edu
Contact Phone: 716-954-3535
Website: www.projectmedishare.org