Chiriquí Chatter

I just returned from taking Sussan and Sofia to the Emergency room of Hospital Chiriquí. Sofia had decided to have a couple vomiting episodes today. The doctor said that there was a virus going around for kids between 2 and 10. Guess she got it. She got a shot, which she didn’t like, but was [...]

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I am often asked about the medical capability in David. I thought I would pass this on, even though it isn’t an experience, I have had directly.
Yesterday, I accompanied a patient to Hospital Chiriquí to have surgery to correct a hernia. The surgeon’s name was Dr. Felix Lámbiz Garay and he offices at Hospital Chiriquí. [...]

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Recently, I posted about a problem of people donating blood in Hospital Chiriquí.
Here is the post in Boquete Guide, that explains why there was a need for blood, and further identifies health care items that should be attended to in Chiriquí.

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Recently a call went out on the Panama Yahoo groups for a blood donation for a local Chiriquí gringa. However, it has come to my attention that the hospital would not take donations from anyone over 60 years of age. I further understand that they would not accept blood donations from anyone that had traveled [...]

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The Social Security hospital is obviously where those with social security benefits go. I have an appointment there to start some physical therapy for some compressed vertebras and it is supposed to have the most equipment to support this therapy. I made the appointment at the end of September and my appointment for consultation is [...]

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