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10-10-2008, 04:00 PM
The director of the Maternidad San Lorenzo de los Minas, the largest maternity center in the eastern part of Santo Domingo, says that 60% of the budget of the hospital is spent on Haitians that come to the hospital to give birth. The public hospital provides free assistance to patients, regardless of their legal status or nationality. He explained the hospital is surrounded by barrios that have a large population of Haitians -- Gualey, La Barquita, and areas near the Charles de Gaulle Avenue. Moreover, he said that a considerable number of the women that give birth come directly from Haiti to give birth. "It appears that in the country they have connections so they later may leave, but they receive the same treatment as Dominicans," he said. He said nevertheless, that Haitian pregnant women are those with the most complications, with preeclampsia being common.
He said the hospital has had to keep on staff translators to assist the Haitians in creole.
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He said the hospital has had to keep on staff translators to assist the Haitians in creole.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)