General Hospital to Resume Activities in Canapé-Vert, Announced Presidential Advisor Gérald Gilles

Closed since February 2024 for security reasons, the General Hospital will resume its activities at a temporary site in Canapé-Vert. This decision was announced by Presidential Advisor Louis Gérald Gilles, though without specifying an official date.

The Presidential Advisor made this announcement to our newsroom on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. According to him, this relocation is temporary and concerns only fundamental services, he specified, insisting that the goal is to ensure minimal continuity of care, pending the ability to reintegrate the premises on Rue Saint-Honoré.

“It is important to open a hospital, even if it is temporary, to provide access to care for the population,” declared Dr. Gilles, while outlining the degradation of the healthcare system since the escalation of violence in the capital.

The HUEH was sorely missed by the country's healthcare system. Especially since other hospital infrastructures are struggling to meet the growing demand. The University Hospital of La Paix, located in Delmas 33, is already saturated. As for Hôpital Éliazar Germain, the only public establishment in Pétion-Ville, it is overwhelmed.

It should be recalled that this relocation follows an attempted reopening on December 24, 2024, during which a shooting occurred near the Hospital, resulting in several victims, including a police officer and two journalists.