Peter has asked... 'how many beds in the hospital?' I'm not quite sure, but guessed they accommodate around 50 beds. The hospital is going though an expansion right now. Everyday we see progress on the new building. The plan is for 3 more building to make space for more patients/beds and rooms for specific functions (offices/mtg rooms/storage). But, today, this is the setup of the beds. Note they are all lined up, in overflow into the hallways. This is the post surgery recovery area. The NICU and Peds are each a small room, as is the OB recovery (mom's will deliver one day and be released the next). The beds are arranged side-by-side, with no curtains in-between, or any privacy. There are no sheets provided - patients bring their own and will do laundry at the hospital. You see very few men around (the fathers). The expansion plan for the hospital will include 70 beds.
We were treated to an African dinner last evening - yummy! We've seen them eat this in the cantina (and often scooped with right hand - no spoons). It's rice, topped with a sauce. The 'sauce' is meat/fish in a peanut type sauce - very delicious! We had chicken. The missionaries who had us over, Craig and Marilyn, had spent 25 years in the Ivory Coast. They've been here in Koutiala for a year. Craig is the Administrator for the hospital. It's alway fascinating to hear the stories of collaboration of this Christian hospital, within a Muslim community (and country) and the local Christians. (you must be Christian to work at this hospital).
Peter has asked... 'how many beds in the hospital?' I'm not quite sure, but guessed they accommodate around 50 beds. The hospital is going though an expansion right now. Everyday we see progress on the new building. The plan is for 3 more building to make space for more patients/beds and rooms for specific functions (offices/mtg rooms/storage). But, today, this is the setup of the beds. Note they are all lined up, in overflow into the hallways. This is the post surgery recovery area. The NICU and Peds are each a small room, as is the OB recovery (mom's will deliver one day and be released the next). The beds are arranged side-by-side, with no curtains in-between, or any privacy. There are no sheets provided - patients bring their own and will do laundry at the hospital. You see very few men around (the fathers). The expansion plan for the hospital will include 70 beds.
We were treated to an African dinner last evening - yummy! We've seen them eat this in the cantina (and often scooped with right hand - no spoons). It's rice, topped with a sauce. The 'sauce' is meat/fish in a peanut type sauce - very delicious! We had chicken. The missionaries who had us over, Craig and Marilyn, had spent 25 years in the Ivory Coast. They've been here in Koutiala for a year. Craig is the Administrator for the hospital. It's alway fascinating to hear the stories of collaboration of this Christian hospital, within a Muslim community (and country) and the local Christians. (you must be Christian to work at this hospital). 
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