HISTORY
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William Hodges, MD (Far Right) |
HBS was founded in 1953, as a small, grass roots,
Christian outpatient clinic and grew under the direction of the
late William H. Hodges, MD, (05/1024 - 09/1995) to become
one of Haiti's principal health centers. The HBS outpatient clinic,
a very important and integral part of the facility, is now well
complemented by a full service laboratory and radiology department,
pharmacy, maternity, adult ward, pediatrics and surgery. The
130 bed facility operates year round at 90% capacity or more.
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William Hodges, MD with patients |
HBS, a Haitian non-profit foundation, is funded from a variety
of different sources both local and foreign. HBS annual budget
is quite low, made possible through generous material and equipment
donations, low administrative costs, a number of free programs
and volunteerism.
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Pediatric Ward Construction |
During 1999, HBS underwent a major facelift and has focused on bringing
up to date the health care and administrative procedures. HBS is
continually searching for persons and ways to improve its services
to better benefit the local population. Though very much a third
world, tropical, medical facility, HBS finds ways to provide most
of the health services and care that is so rarely found in this
type of environment.
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