Hand Surgery Week 2

Taveuni Hospital, Hand Surgery Week2

Hand surgeons will offer reconstructive surgery to  the hand which would include resetting of finger fractures and hand  fractures. Fused fingers/toes can be repaired.  Extra fingers/toes can be removed. Chronic infections can be  addressed and tendon contractures can be repaired. Each day the team  will work at the hospital in the operating theater performing surgeries  on pre-screened patients. Five days of surgery and Sundays are at  leisure to explore the island.​

The hospital is a fully functioning, electrified (daylight hours only) 40 bed inpatient hospital with two resident physicians who live on site.  There are children's, men's, women's and obstetrics wards on site with resident nurses. A very nice operating theater is on site together with a labor and delivery room.    There is also a pharmacist who often has a full stock of medications. Loloma Foundation maintains a full supply of medications and surgical supplies on…