Since Floating Doctors arrived they have been working in collaboration with four different clinics along the coast, seeing up to 50 patients a day and have identified a relatively large number of patients who would benefit from physiotherapy.With Haiti Hospital Appeal (HHA)'s rehab centre open, they have started doing community outreach therapy and nursing care to patients unable to make it to the hospital.
In the last few weeks the network has collaborated this work, to be able to provide physio sessions at the Floating Doctors' clinics, enabling HHA to refer appropriate cases to inpatient or outpatient therapy, and also helping promote this service in different villages around Cap.
Yesterday we also collaborated with MamaBaby to provide an expanded clinic in Camp Louise. With Dr Ben from Floating Doctors, Dr Zeenia, a naturopathic doctor from MamaBaby, physio Manette from HHA and staff from Camp Louise clinic, we treated 79 patients, despite having to close the clinic early due to overcrowding.
We are hoping to continue this collaboration at least once a week whilst Floating Doctors are still with us.
Hannah Steadman
Cap Haitien Health Network
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