Since late 2022, Healing Art Missions’ Mobile Medical Team, led by Dr. Jacques, has been answering the call of hospitals in Haiti’s southern peninsula. Most often, the team makes the three-hour journey by car from Ste. Thérèse Hospital in Miragoâne to The Community Hospital in Port-Salut.
These hospitals, which have been the primary sources of healthcare in their respective regions for many years, are now struggling under the weight of Haiti’s political, financial, and social challenges. These hospitals historically relied on both an ample number of qualified medical professionals to staff their rosters as well as the ability of trained professionals to travel from larger regions in Haiti. However, neither of these is currently a possibility given the difficulties in the country.
This is where Healing Art Missions comes in.
Our Mobile Medical team answers the call by bringing the necessary medical talent to support these struggling facilities. HAM’s team consists of general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, OB/GYN professionals, nurses, a pharmacist, and more.
On a regularly rotating schedule, HAM’s team travels between both hospitals to meet the needs of the people who live there and who travel in to request HAM’s services.
In a short time, Healing Art Missions has become a trusted member of both the Miragoâne and Port-Salut communities.
Those of you who have been with us for a while will know that the loss of our beloved clinic in 2022 felt like a significant blow to our organization and we were all concerned with what the future might bring. However, as difficult as it was to uproot ourselves from the Dumay community, we are finding that HAM’s team is receiving a welcome reception in both Miragoâne and Port-Salut and that not being place-bound at the moment has enabled us to answer the call far and wide during this difficult time for Haitians.
We are so proud of the work that our Mobile Medical Team is doing in Haiti. Not only are they providing desperately needed healthcare services to these incredible communities, but they are also providing hope and reminding the people of Miragoâne and Nippes that they are not forgotten. Our reputation in Haiti has grown over these past few months and we are now sought out as a trusted healthcare provider by patients and medical facilities alike.
This work is only possible thanks to the generous support of our donors. Thank you for your continued generosity as we try to reach as many people as possible during these difficult times.