Dear Friends,
Up until several days ago Hôpital Sacré Coeur's cholera service had a census or 40 to 50 patients daily. Our Haitian staff physicians and nurses were doing a wonderful job of caring for our patients with little supervision from volunteers. We were hopeful that the number of admissions would remain manageable. It has not.
Things have changed. In the last three days we received 40 to 50 new admissions per day. We assume that this will continue. We now are acutely in need of volunteer personnel to supplement our staff. If at all possible, please consider coming to Hôpital Sacré Coeur's as soon as possible. We need you now. If we can send two physicians and three nurses per week it should be sufficient to care for our current census.
Please be assured of your safety. There have been intermittent demonstrations in Cap Haitian, which at times led to closure of the airport. Things are now back to normal. As always, Milot is quite peaceful and our volunteers are welcomed and well protected by the community.
Please email Deb Motyl at dmo...@radiusmanagement.com if you can come. Please feel free to contact me as well if you have any questions.
In this season of giving, please consider giving your time and skills to the people of Haiti who once again desperately need it.
Bill
William B. Guyol, Jr., MD
Chair, Medical Committee
CRUDEM Foundation
wbg...@me.com
