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<h1 id="reader-title">Cuban Doctors Open Field Hospital in
Quake-Torn Oaxaca<br>
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<div id="reader-estimated-time">October 5, 2017<br>
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<p>A team of over 40 Cuban medical professionals has
opened a field hospital in Ixtepec, Oaxaca to provide
free care to earthquake victims, director Dr. Rolando
Piloto Tome confirmed.</p>
<p>Members of the Henry Reeve International Medical
Brigade arrived at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, offering
their services free of charge for the next month. Even
before the team was completely settled, medics were on
the move, caring for the region’s pregnant women.</p>
<p>The hospital opened its doors to a flood of patients
Wednesday, utilizing the tons of equipment, medicine,
and supplies sent by the Cuban government.</p>
<p>“When we hoisted the flag and sang our anthem many
people gave life to Cuba and Mexico,” Piloto said.</p>
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Piloto told Prensa Latina that despite the rainfall,
hundreds of residents of all ages lined up, dressed in
raincoats and holding umbrellas to receive medical
attention from the Cuban professionals.</p>
<p>Some 500 residents were administered to, with 12
surgeries performed as well as an ultrasound, among
other procedures.</p>
<p>Facilitated by the municipality, the hospital was
erected in the Ixtepec sports stadium, offering nonstop
care from general family medicine to neurosurgery.</p>
<p>According to Piloto among the services they will be
offering during the month of October, will be
Gynecology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Pediatrics,
Orthopedics, Surgery, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Imaging,
Clinical Laboratory, Integral General Medicine, Internal
Medicine, and Epidemiology attention.</p>
<p>He assured that all drugs, ultrasounds, and general
care are donated to victims as part of Cuba’s offer of
solidarity to Mexico, which suffered two major
earthquake in as many weeks.</p>
<p>Piloto said that the Mexican Ministry of Health
arranged for their arrival in an attempt to raise
awareness of the situation in the region as well as help
lift the spirits of victims from “the catastrophe which
physically hit Mexico and Cuba in the heart.”</p>
<p>Following Mexico’s earthquake on Sept. 7, Oaxaca saw
the most amount of damage, with at least 90 deaths
resulting from the disaster which registered as 8.2 on
the Richter scale.</p>
<p>Another earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred on Sept.
19 in Puebla and Mexico City, hitting the states of
Morelos, Mexico, Guerrero and Oaxaca, adding to the
fatalities of the first quake. The final death toll is
at least 360, according to officials reports.</p>
<p>The force from the earthquake caused 44 buildings to
collapse in the Mexican capital with around 3,000 were
structurally compromised.</p>
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