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Wednesday 2 december 2020

Aruba Walk-in Clinic:

Meet Dr. Lili Beke: a skilled person

and humane doctor at heart

bad memory in the blink of an eye. Both locals and tourists are fans of the
humane way Dr. Beke goes about her job.
What makes a doctor a good doctor?
A good doctor needs first to develop qualities of patience, patience and
more patience to maintain the ability to care despite her patient's condi-
tions. She needs to take time to explain and educate before medication
and take time to think about the proper decision, this might
not always be necessarily what is written in the textbooks. Taking time to
explain and understand, choosing the language to fit each and every
patient, medical school does not teach this, yet this is what defines Dr.
Beke.

Covid times
Dr. Beke: “My priority during the Covid-19 period is attending as much
patients as I can and that so far went very well. We have been busier as
normal, but we managed. Now that the tourists are back again we shift
from locals only to a mix of tourists and locals who walk in my practice.”
The government imposed protocol for covid-19 which is strictly followed
and after each patient the room is thoroughly cleaned.” Her practice is,
literally, a stone-throw’s distance from the high-rise hotels offering tourists
quick and efficient service. “I noticed that many look for that personal
PALM BEACH — Doctor Lili Beke from the Walk-In Clinic has a solid touch and they do not like the assistance on distance by sending pics
reputation, built on more than 35 years of experience as a medical on a cell phone. I see my patients and this is important as I need to feel
doctor. Both tourists and locals feel great with her for these simple them.”
reasons: communicative, skilled, empathetic and trustworthy. She
has all the qualities of a great doctor. When you feel sick during va- Top 5 vacation illnesses
cation, you want it out of your system as soon as possible. Don’t look The most common reasons why patients walk into her clinic sound very
any further; help is just around the corner. Unique is the fact that you familiar. Dr.Beke: “When on vacation you are excited so you mix meals,
can walk into this clinic without an appointment. eat without control and combine this with more alcohol than usual result-
ing in an upset stomach. Digestion issues occur and when on a diet you
During the interview with Aruba Today the doctor keeps on getting calls can count on it that you will get sick.” Throwing up, diarrhea, dehydra-
from patients and every single call is answered with the all the patience tion will be a bummer on your vacation. “Second occasion why people
in the world. The calm of Dr. Beke alone will ease you and with her ex- step in here is medication. They feel sick because they forgot to take
perience, she makes sure that the bad luck on vacation is turned into a their medicines with them or simply think they don’t need it on holiday.
But of course the body does not work differently only because you are in
another place.” This happens especially with patients of higher age and
many times with blood pressure medication and psychological medi-
cines, the doctor explains.q
Palm Beach Aruba Walk-in Clinic
Unit 8 at “The Cove”, Palm Beach Unit 9 at “The Cove”, Palm Beach
Phone: +297 588 0539
Email: lgbeke.md@gmail.com
Open Mon-Fri 10 am – 4 pm, Open during weekdays 9am–12pm, 2.30
–5 pm
Sat 11.00 am – 4.00 pm (Friday afternoon 2pm– 4.30 pm)
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays 2 pm – 4 pm