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Frechette R, Colas N, Augustin M, Edema N, Pyram G, Louis S, Crevecoeur CE, Mathurin C, Louigne R, Patel B, Humphreys M, Chapital A, Martin M, Ayoub Q, Hottinger D, McCurdy MT, Tran Q, Skupski R, Zimmer D, Walsh M. Sustainable surgical resource initiative for Haiti: the SSRI-Haiti project. Glob Health Action 2023; 16:2180867. [PMID: 36856725 PMCID: PMC9980030 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2180867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
Abstract
In response to the 2010 earthquake and subsequent cholera epidemic, St Luke's Medical Center was established in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Here, we describe its inception and evolution to include an intensive care unit and two operating rooms, as well as the staffing, training and experiential learning activities, which helped St Luke's become a sustainable surgical resource. We describe a three-phase model for establishing a sustainable surgical centre in Haiti (build facility and acquire equipment; train staff and perform surgeries; provide continued education and expansion including regular specialist trips) and we report a progressive increase in the number and complexity of cases performed by all-Haitian staff from 2012 to 2022. The results are generalised in the context of the 'delay framework' to global health along with a discussion of the application of this three-phase model to resource-limited environments. We conclude with a brief description of the formation of a remote surgical centre in Port-Salut, an unforeseen benefit of local competence and independence. Establishing sustainable and collaborative surgery centres operated by local staff accelerates the ability of resource-limited countries to meet high surgical burdens.
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Affiliation(s)
- Richard Frechette
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Marc Augustin
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Nathalie Edema
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Gerson Pyram
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Stanley Louis
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Carl Eric Crevecoeur
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Carmeline Mathurin
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Raphael Louigne
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Bhavesh Patel
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Urology and Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Global, Surgical, Destination, Healthcare Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
| | - Mitchell Humphreys
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Urology and Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Global, Surgical, Destination, Healthcare Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
| | - Alyssa Chapital
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Urology and Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Global, Surgical, Destination, Healthcare Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
| | - Mallory Martin
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Saint Luke's Medical Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| | - Qamarissa Ayoub
- Bamiyan Maternal and Child Health Project and the Andeshgah Library, Kabul, Afghanistan
| | - Daniel Hottinger
- Department of Anesthesia, Metropolitan Anesthesia Network, LLP, Plymouth, MN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Quincy Tran
- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Richard Skupski
- Department of Medical Education, University of Indiana School of Medicine, South Bend/Notre Dame Campus, South Bend, IN, USA.,Department of Anesthesia, Memorial Hospital Beacon Medical Group of South Bend, South Bend, IN, USA
| | - Donald Zimmer
- Department of Medical Education, University of Indiana School of Medicine, South Bend/Notre Dame Campus, South Bend, IN, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Memorial Hospital Beacon Medical Group of South Bend, South Bend, IN, USA
| | - Mark Walsh
- Department of Medical Education, University of Indiana School of Medicine, South Bend/Notre Dame Campus, South Bend, IN, USA.,Departments of Emergency and Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, IN, USA
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