Covenant Hospital Mombin Crochu
Patient Care Summary

We are very pleased to be able to share with all of you a data summary showing the clinical and preventive medicine activities at Covenant Hospital in Mombin Crochu, Haiti for 2006.  Dr. Joanne Vincent St. Louis, interim Medical Director of the hospital, has spent a great deal of time in the midst of all her other duties to monitor patient care and compile statistics.  She has done this especially so that churches and individuals who are participants in the mission of Covenant Hospital are able to see concrete evidence that our prayers, time, and contributions to the work of this remote healthcare facility do indeed bear fruit in serving the poor people of the Mombin Crochu region.  We may all be justifiably proud of our continuing efforts.  Congratulations to all participants, and especially to the hard-working staff of Covenant Hospital!

Reporting groupings emphasize the healthcare topics and issues considered most critical by our working collaboration with the Department of the Northeast, Haitian Ministry of Health and the Management Services for Health, in association with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, Presbyterian Church(USA), and the Medical Benevolence Foundation.    

Overall Hospital and Clinic
Total consultations                                                          4121
New patients to hospital                                      2354
Patients previously seen                                     1766
Children under age 14 years                                      1211   29%
Children under age 4 years                                          874 21%
Patients hospitalized                                                         222
Women’s Health Care
Total pre-natal consultations 580
Women completing 3 or more pre-natal visits (52% of total pregnancies) 145
High-risk pregnancies consulted (prior fetal death or pre-eclampsia; present high blood
pressure or multiple gestation, diabetes) (19% of total pregnancies) 53
Hospital obstetrical deliveries (most babies in Haiti are born at home) 56
Post-natal home follow-up visits  
 590
Months of oral contraceptive prescribed        113
Months of injectable contraceptive administered 1182
Child Care – Vaccinations
Total number of vaccinations given to children under 5 years of age; 6763
(DPT, Polio, measles, BCG (tuberculosis)and boosters for polio and DPT)
Children who had complete immunization series: 1 BCG, 3DPT, 3 Polio, 1 Measles)   759
Vitamin A supplements given under age 5  1866
Health Education

As part of the Community Health Program, health education was given in informal group discussions, in structured presentations as at schools, hospital waiting room, and outreach clinics, and in structured community meetings. The figures show frequency with which certain health-related subjects were discussed.
Child Care 153
Reproductive health 59
Personal hygiene 43
Environmental hygiene 61
Communicable disease 89

We hope that this report emphasizes a point:  Important work for the people of rural Haiti is being done in the name of Jesus Christ because Covenant Hospital is present in Mombin Crochu and is open for the care of the sick and the prevention of illness.  The presence of the hospital and its work are due to the grace of God and the prayers and contributions of all who participate in the crucial work of this mission.  Thank you !!  Let’s keep Covenant Hospital going to God’s glory !!