{"id":18869,"date":"2020-07-01T16:55:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T16:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=18869"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:29:07","slug":"news-release-dominican-healthcare-workers-receive-thousands-of-medical-supplies-to-battle-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/pt\/news-release-dominican-healthcare-workers-receive-thousands-of-medical-supplies-to-battle-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"News Release: Dominican Healthcare Workers Receive Thousands of Medical Supplies to Battle COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adventist Development and Relief Agency Partners with AdventHealth to Aid\u00a0Vista del Jard\u00edn Medical Center<\/em><\/strong> in the Dominican Republic<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SILVER SPRING, MD (July 1, 2020) <\/strong>\u2014 Dominican Republic healthcare workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 received thousands of personal protective gear, masks and essential supplies to treat critically ill patients at Vista del Jard\u00edn Medical Center<\/em><\/strong> (Garden View Medical Center) in Santo Domingo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joined forces with AdventHealth to donate and ship the medical equipment to the Caribbean nation\u2019s hospital. The global shortage of protective gear is one of the major issues that has impacted the response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in many regions around the world like the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Medical supplies arrive at the hospital<\/em>
(Photo courtesy: Vista del Jardin Hospital)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vista del Jard\u00edn Medical Center stepped up its operation in unprecedented ways to treat hundreds of patients since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. The treatment demands for COVID-19 have created financial pressures for the 53-bed hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u201cSince the state of emergency was declared in the Dominican Republic due to COVID-19, ADRA has provided vital support to care for economically-vulnerable people across various communities served by our hospital. Vista del Jard\u00edn Medical Center is in a development stage, and our revenues decreased by 50 percent in March, April, and May. Medical supplies have become much more expensive, which substantially increased our expenditures, at the same time our revenues went down,\u201d says Winston Hiciano, general manager of Vista del Jardin Medical Center. \u201c<\/strong>We are grateful to receive much needed medical supplies through ADRA and AdventHealth during this crisis to continue to provide quality care to patients infected by COVID-19 and fulfill our mission of serving our community with great responsibility and devotion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Ramlig Miguel Pichardo, surgical oncologist, wears a face shield and mask <\/em>
(Photo credit: Ramlig Pichardo\/Vista del Jardin Hospital)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ADRA is working with AdventHealth and other partners to respond to coronavirus relief operations in the Caribbean and in more than 33 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cADRA has adapted operations and is taking advantage of its infrastructure to support and aid worldwide communities during this pandemic. We are partnering with organizations such as AdventHealth, Airlink, Globus Relief, and Partnership4Humanity to continue to deliver medical supplies and other resources to hospitals and healthcare facilities across multiple provinces and regions and assist long-term during the coronavirus recovery phase,\u201d says Alex Balint, head of social and corporate partnerships for ADRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u201cAdventHealth is pleased to work with ADRA to help meet the needs of people around the world through our international support for Seventh-day Adventist hospitals. During this COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals are facing severe challenges to obtain the necessary protective equipment for their staff and supplies for their patients. Using our combined expertise in logistics, purchasing and materials management, AdventHealth and ADRA can help hospitals obtain materials that would be hard to source if they were acting alone,\u201d says Monty Jacobs, AdventHealth director of global missions. \u201cOur recent shipment to the Dominican Republic and other countries in the Caribbean demonstrates the success of this relationship. AdventHealth looks forward to working with ADRA on similar projects in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dominican Republic has registered 32,568 COVID-19 cases and 747 deaths due to the pandemic. Globally, more than 10.5 million people have contracted the virus, and 512,000* patients have died. (*These numbers are likely to change as the pandemic sweeps the globe.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADRA plans to assist communities long-term during the COVID-19 recovery phase. ADRA relief efforts support vulnerable and underserved communities, especially low-income families, elderly people, individuals facing layoffs, and many more, to ensure they receive needed assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about ADRA\u2019s COVID-19 disaster response or make donations to assist with relief efforts visit ADRA.org<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For interviews with ADRA representatives about ADRA\u2019s COVID-19 response efforts contact\u00a0press@adra.org.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sobre a ADRA <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Ag\u00eancia Adventista de Desenvolvimento e Assist\u00eancia \u00e9 o bra\u00e7o humanit\u00e1rio internacional da Igreja Adventista do S\u00e9timo Dia, servindo em 118 pa\u00edses. O seu trabalho fortalece as comunidades e muda vidas em todo o mundo, proporcionando desenvolvimento comunit\u00e1rio sustent\u00e1vel e ajuda em caso de cat\u00e1strofe. O objetivo da ADRA \u00e9 servir a humanidade para que todos possam viver como Deus pretende. Para mais informa\u00e7\u00f5es, visite ADRA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Vista del Jardin Medical Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vista del Jard\u00edn Medical Center was established in 2007 and is one of 15 hospitals and lifestyle centers that are part of Adventist Healthcare Services (AHS-IA) throughout the Inter-American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.  The 53-bed facility offers reliable and high-quality health services, through highly trained personnel, who promote Christian values. Patients have access to gynecology, pediatrics, emergency, internal medicine, oncology, general medicine, gastroenterology, orthopedics, surgery, urology, ophthalmology, internal pharmacy, and cardiology, and other services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About AdventHealth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AdventHealth (formerly Adventist Health System) is a faith-based, non-profit health care system headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida<\/a>, that operates facilities within nine states across the Estados Unidos<\/a>. AdventHealth is the largest not-for-profit Protestant health care provider and one of the largest non-profit health systems in the U.S.  It has nearly 50 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout the United States. For more information about AdventHealth, visit AdventHealth.com or Facebook.com\/AdventHealth.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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