Terrier-Rouge: inaugurated ten months ago, the mother-child hospital is finally opening, with free deliveries for three months

Pregnant women in the North-East will be able to give birth for free for three months at the Saint-Pierre Maternal and Child Hospital in Terrier-Rouge, which began receiving patients on Tuesday, November 10.

The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Bertrand Sinal, launched the hospital's activities alongside the departmental director for the North-East, Dr. Jovenel Étienne. The ministry has set aside 1.5 million gourdes to cover deliveries for the first three months and initial operating expenses.

"We want this institution to become a true sanctuary of care for pregnant women, mothers, and children," declared the minister, who urged the staff to show "professionalism, availability, and responsibility."

125 beds and an operating room

The hospital has 125 inpatient beds, an emergency room with about 15 beds, and an operating room. It offers general and pediatric consultations, a prenatal clinic, internal medicine, ultrasound services, a laboratory, electrocardiograms, and a pharmacy.

Around fifty doctors, nurses, and other caregivers work there, under the leadership of the medical director, Dr. Maïté Rivière, and the administrator, Néoclès Gustave.

A gift from Taiwan

The building was donated through Taiwanese cooperation. The ministry has not publicly explained why opening its doors to patients took more than ten months.