Marcelyn Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Feb. 2 is the corrected date for expat blood bank at National Hospital. Age not a barrier. See Newsroom Panama http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/correction-2 Edited January 23, 2016 by Marcelyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Marcelyn, I believe this is in Panama City. There is no National Hospital or Hospital Nacional in David. The "public" hospital there is Hospital Regional. The photo with the story suggests, too, that it's in Panama City. The piece certainly could be clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yes, Bonnie. That is why this was posted in the Panama in General forum. Maybe Chiriqui hospitals will fall in line after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Let's hope so. My husband having needed blood twice last year, I can testify that the lack of a blood bank in David is a major problem. Expats in Boquete are generous, but we found that everyone here with my husband's blood type had recently donated for someone in David. The doctors had to give him a universal blood type as an emergency measure. Although it probably saved his life, he was allergic to it, creating a whole different set of problems that persisted for weeks. A blood bank seems to me a very basic need for a medical community the size of David, which serves not only the city but many outlying areas. Edited January 23, 2016 by Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, Bonnie said: Marcelyn, I believe this is in Panama City. There is no National Hospital or Hospital Nacional in David. The "public" hospital there is Hospital Regional. The photo with the story suggests, too, that it's in Panama City. The piece certainly could be clearer. Hospital Nacional is a small private hospital in the heart of Panama City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_Nacional Edited January 23, 2016 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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