Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) Haiti
A 130-bed referral hospital founded in 1956 that receives patients from 4 community HAS health centers as well as health centers operated by the Ministry of Health (MSPP), and other volunteer organizations. HAS provides hospital care for over 300,000 people living within the 610 square mile service and approximately half of the hospital’s (average daily census of 130) inpatients are children. The hospital operates 4 freestanding health centers in its service areas, which provide preventive care, such as growth monitoring and immunizations, and primary health services. Their 12-bassinet neonatal special care unit is usually filled to capacity, providing support to preterm infants. To get in touch with the management team staff of HAS, click here. Click on the current needs to find how you can help. For volunteer opportunities offered at the facility, click here.
Location: Artibonite Valley of central Haiti
Capacity: 130- bed hospital, 12- bassinet neonatal special care unit
Staff: 14 physicians, 50 nurses and international volunteers selected on a pre-scheduled basis dependent on the clinical needs of patients.
Patient flow: The hospital typically receives more than 100 outpatients each day.
Services: Surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics and high-risk maternity care, diagnostic services with X-ray and laboratory analyses. In addition, it offers physical rehabilitation and prosthetics services for amputees in the Hanger Clinic, following the January 2010 earthquake.
Contacts in Haiti:
Dr. Ian G. Rawson PhD (Managing Director)
Phone Haiti cell: (509) 3876-1655
Phone U.S cell: (412) 260-9480
Email: ianhaiti@gmail.com
Skype: ian.haiti
Dr. Silvia Ernst, M.D. (Medical Director)
Phone Haiti cell: (509) 3890-1667
Email: sernst@hashaiti.org
Contact in U.S:
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
P.O. Box 81046
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Phone: (412) 361-5200
