About HAS
A Health System for the Neediest
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) is a model for health care facilities in developing countries around the world. An integrated rural health system, HAS provides medical care and community health and development programs for more than 300,000 impoverished people in the Artibonite Valley of central Haiti. Visiting medical professionals from North America and abroad work with a permanent Haitian staff of almost 550. Financial support comes from partner organizations and private individuals around the world.
“The Hospital is my God, my father,” Lucia says.
“Without HAS, I would be dead.” Lucia suffers from rheumatic
heart disease. She is alive today because HAS doctors quickly diagnosed
her condition and carefully monitored her heart. Medication has helped
her to avoid costly surgery.
