The kidnapping-for-ransom of two more doctors in Haiti, where a pediatrician on Friday marked her 16th day in captivity, is prompting hospitals and physicians in the capital to close their doors and turn away new patients in protest.
Bernard Mevs, a facility that specializes in trauma and critical care, and the Hospital of the State University of Haiti, the country’s key public health care facility, both confirmed Friday that they are not admitting any new patients at the moment.
In a public statement, Bernard Mevs said it will keep its emergency room open for extreme cases. But doctors, who asked to remain anonymous because they fear being abducted, told the Miami Herald they are scared.
