Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
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| Geography | |
| Location | Deschapelles, Artibonite, Haiti |
| Coordinates | 19°04′28″N 72°29′28″W / 19.074354°N 72.491103°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Beds | 120 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1956 |
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| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Haiti |
The Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti is a hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti. It was established in 1956 by Larry Mellon, who was inspired by Hôpital Albert Schweitzer and the life and philosophy of Albert Schweitzer.
History
[edit]In 1947, Larry Mellon, inspired by Albert Schweitzer and his work in Africa at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, went to medical school at Tulane University with the intention of following in Schweitzer's footsteps.[1] He went to Haiti in 1952 on a research trip as part of his medical studies, and during that visit decided to locate the clinic in the Artibonite Valley;[1] he was granted land that was formerly a banana plantation by then president of Haiti, Paul Magloire.[2]
He and his wife Gwen Grant Mellon opened a hospital they named Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, Haiti in 1956.[1][2] When it opened, the facility had two operating rooms, a laboratory, X-ray facilities, a pharmacy, and had its own water system, electric power, machine and vehicle shops, laundry and food services.[2]
In 2010 and again in 2021, the hospital played an essential role in earthquake relief.[3]
Services
[edit]By 1970, the facility had grown from 80 to 120 beds and provided annually about 60,000 outpatient visits, 3500 admissions and 2500 operations.[4][5]
By 2010, the facility in Haiti had expanded to include 12 health clinics that were staffed by Haitian volunteers; they offered and preventive and community education and focused on women's health and HIV treatment and prevention.[2] At the time the hospital performed about 2,000 surgical procedures each year and served about 60,000 people as outpatients, and about 100,000 people were treated each year at the satellite clinics.[2]
In 2015 it spent about $6 million on hospital operations and about $400,000 on the clinics.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nicholas, SW (2003). "Haiti's Hospital Albert Schweitzer: The Legacy of Larimer and Gwen Mellon". American Journal of Public Health. 93 (4): 527–29. doi:10.2105/ajph.93.4.527. PMC 1447782. PMID 12660189.
- ^ a b c d e Zwolak, Judith (June 12, 2010). "Hospital of Hope". LookTulane. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/usa/pittsburgh-post-gazette/20210818/281505049294162. Retrieved 20 August 2021 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Lepreau, FJ (September 1973). "Surgery in Haiti". Archives of Surgery. 107 (3): 483–6. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1973.01350210111030. PMID 4783045.
- ^ Baue, AE (September 1985). "Surgery in Haiti revisited. An opportunity for a general surgeon". Archives of Surgery. 120 (9): 997–1000. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1985.01390330009001. PMID 4026567.
- ^ "Charity Navigator Rating – Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti". charitynavigator.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
External links
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ernst, S; Weinrobe, C; Bien-Aime, C; Rawson, I (2011). "Cholera Management and Prevention at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Haiti". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 17 (11): 2155–57. doi:10.3201/eid1711.110815. PMC 3310584. PMID 22099123.
- Fett, JD; Carraway, RD; Dowell, DL; King, ME; Pierre, R (2002). "Peripartum cardiomyopathy in the Hospital Albert Schweitzer District of Haiti". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 186 (5): 1005–10. doi:10.1067/mob.2002.122423. PMID 12015528.
- Perry, H; Cayemittes, M; Philippe, F; Dowell, D; Dortonne, JR; Menager, H; Bottex, E; Berggren, W; Berggren, G (May 2006). "Reducing under-five mortality through Hôpital Albert Schweitzer's integrated system in Haiti". Health Policy and Planning. 21 (3): 217–30. doi:10.1093/heapol/czl005. PMID 16565151.
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