NewsWhore
11-17-2008, 02:30 PM
The Jose Maria Cabral y Baez Regional University Hospital has decided to open a special unit to treat the increasing number of patients who are sent to Santiago for treatment from medical centers in Haiti. The office will operate under the direction of Dr. Jean Wisly Saint Hilaire. Many of the Haitians treated at "Cabral y Baez" live in Santiago, but many others are sent from medical facilities in Haiti for specialized care. According to Dr. Saint Hilaire, a graduate of the PUCMM Medical School, "The project has provided foreign patients, especially Haitians, with better access to medical services, because previously they did not know where to go for health problems, and besides that they had difficulty interacting with doctors and paramedical staff who did not speak Creole."
Saint Hilaire explained that he was hired by the hospital because of the large numbers of Haitians who arrive seeking medical care. As the doctor explained to reporters from Listin Diario, his job is to ensure that the doctors understand their patients, since many either only speak Creole, or come with references from Haitian medical facilities written in French.
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Saint Hilaire explained that he was hired by the hospital because of the large numbers of Haitians who arrive seeking medical care. As the doctor explained to reporters from Listin Diario, his job is to ensure that the doctors understand their patients, since many either only speak Creole, or come with references from Haitian medical facilities written in French.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)