A Havana grandmother shared that the owners of a café across from the Ramón González Coro University Gyneco-Obstetric Hospital offered free broth to her daughter, who had been hospitalized for more than three months at that medical center, after a problem with the food made it impossible for her to consume one of the broths they usually purchased.
Yudith Bestard shared this Saturday on her Facebook profile the experience she had at the business located on 21st Street, between 4 and 6, in Vedado, where she used to go during her daughter's hospitalization, who had just become a mother for the third time.
According to her account, after a cesarean section, her daughter needed to have broth, a food that the family frequently bought at the cafeteria. However, one day the preparation turned out to be too spicy for the patient's medical condition.
When Bestard communicated the problem to the woman who usually received his orders, he discovered that she was the owner's wife. The owner, who arrived at the place by chance and learned what had happened, asked him how much longer his daughter would be hospitalized.
"Even if you stay three more months, starting tomorrow, the soup for your girl is free," he told her, according to the publication.
The grandmother confessed that she initially doubted the offer would be honored. However, the next day she received a call from the owner's wife to let her know that the soup was ready. This gesture continued throughout the rest of the hospitalization, with not a single lunch missed, according to her testimony.
Bestard expressed gratitude for the help and assured that the owners had also shown similar attention to other individuals whose relatives were hospitalized.
The post received comments from users who shared similar experiences. One woman recounted that her granddaughter had been admitted for many days at González Coro and praised the food and service at the cafeteria. Another remembered visiting the establishment during her own hospitalization to give birth and emphasized the kindness of the owners.
The comments all highlighted the willingness of the business's workers to assist those facing difficult situations during a prolonged hospitalization.
A commentator expressed it precisely: "This is how true family business works."
El González Coro is a national reference center for gynecology, obstetrics, and neonatology. It serves around 1,000 expectant mothers from various municipalities in Havana and also receives specialized cases from other provinces.
So far this year, the facility has faced a combination of blackouts, staff shortages, and resource scarcity. In February, a medical team performed a gynecological surgery using the light from cell phones during a power outage.
The solidarity of private businesses and citizens with healthcare institutions and hospitalized individuals has become a documented phenomenon across the island.
In August, non-state economic actors donated natural juices to the pediatric hospital of Las Tunas due to the shortage of baby food for children under two years old.
This Sunday, it was reported by the AP agency that, in Vedado, residents who are unable to find their medications in state pharmacies are receiving assistance from a solidarity network that distributes them for free.
The initiative, known as "Medicine is Not for Sale," organizes requests via WhatsApp and operates on donations and volunteer work, amidst the acute shortage of medical supplies affecting Cuban patients.
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