Admitted patients:

Here is the baby who was delivered yesterday. She was dresed and ready to go home. The first picture is how her mother had her dressed, with her gift. She and her mother went home today. She was given a baby layette from Nevaeh’a Bennett, and her bill was paid for by Nell Bedford.

Here is a picture of the elderly patient with asthma.

She also went home today. A potion of her hospital bill was paid for by Elaine & Harold Lauer. Both she and her grandson were very grateful for the help because they were very worried about the bill. They had asked about going home yesterday because of their concern about the bill. She wanted a picture of the two of us together, and I was able to print out a photo for her to take with her with the PictureMate that I brought with me. Before she left, she allowed me to have prayer with her. It was in Spanish (and therefore very simple on my behalf) but God knows her heart and her needs. I believe that she is Catholic because she was wearing a Catholic medal, but she was very appreciative of the prayer.

Walk-in services provided:
- 1 small child for an injection of antibiotics
- 1 small girl for an injection of antibiotics
- 1 man who wanted medicine “for discharge” without a prescription (we sent him to the doctor)
- 1 lady who wanted to pay on an outstanding bill
- 1 man who wanted acetominophin (2 tablets)

- 1 man with a machete wound to the index finger of his left hand, severing the tendons. The doctor was unable to come to the clinic and the man said that he could not go to the hospital because he did not have the money to pay the bill. He asked if we would take a cow as payment! I started to clean the area around the wound, and was about to ready to inject liocaine when Esperanza arrived early. She did not want to repair the injury,but the man insisited that he could not pay to go to the hopital. She was willing to try to repair the wound, although she explined to him that is she were not able to reconnect the tendons tat he would never regain movement in he finger. He said to do what ever we could. She did an excellent job and when she was finished, he was able to bend his finger. She splinted and wrapped the wound, dispensed antibiotics and ibupophen (for pain) and sent him out. He was very happy to have received treatment. Esperanza is the only staff member that is not an LPN. But she has had the most experience with deliveries and general nursing that she is actually consider the “expert” on many procedures, especially those that require sterile technique.