Phebe rebuilds main hospital building

On Feb. 11, 2005, Phebe Hospital Administrator David Jones reported that after a long day of work by Phebe staff and volunteers, Phebe is now operating again out of its main hospital building. With the exception of the Business Office, all operations and patients are based in the newly-renovated facility that was severely damaged and looted in 2003. There is also a new Supplemental Feeding Unit in operation, set up in coordination with the French NGO Action Contra le Faim (ACF).

A $250,000 grant made available through the Danish Evangelical Mission (DEM) enabled the rehabilitation of the building. After an architectural firm (a non-profit Christian company called Architecture-Planning-Engineering-Supervision for Church-Sponsored Projects in Africa and Asia (MSAADA)) drew up plans for the renovation – including some much needed redesign – reconstruction begin in July 2004 and was officially finished in January 2005. Changes include improved operating theaters, enlarged emergency room and waiting areas, and significant use of windows and skylights to open up areas of the hospital that were previously closed off to natural light.

Below are some photos of the new construction, alongside of photos taken in the fall of 2003. Click here for more information about Phebe and Curran hospitals.