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PALM BEACH — Doctor Lili Beke from the Walk-In
Clinic has a solid reputation, built on more than 35
years of experience as a medical doctor. Both tour-
ists and locals feel great with her for these simple
reasons: communicative, skilled, empathetic and
trustworthy. She has all the qualities of a great doc- does not teach this, yet this is what defines
tor. When you feel sick during vacation, you want it
out of your system as soon as possible. Don’t look
any further; help is just around the corner. Unique is
the fact that you can walk into this clinic without an
appointment.
LOCAL Friday 15 January 2021
Aruba Walk-in Clinic:
Meet Dr. Lili Beke: a skilled person and
humane doctor at heart
During the interview with Aruba Today the cited so you mix meals, eat without con-
doctor keeps on getting calls from pa- trol and combine this with more alcohol
tients and every single call is answered than usual resulting in an upset stomach.
with the all the patience in the world. The Digestion issues occur and when on a diet
calm of Dr. Beke alone will ease you and you can count on it that you will get sick.”
with her experience, she makes sure that Throwing up, diarrhea, dehydration will be
the bad luck on vacation is turned into a a bummer on your vacation. “Second oc-
bad memory in the blink of an eye. Both casion why people step in here is medica-
locals and tourists are fans of the humane tion. They feel sick because they forgot to
way Dr. Beke goes about her job. take their medicines with them or simply
think they don’t need it on holiday. But of
What makes a doctor a good doctor? course the body does not work differently
A good doctor needs first to develop qual- only because you are in another place.”
ities of patience, patience and more pa- This happens especially with patients of
tience to maintain the ability to care de- higher age and many times with blood
spite her patient's conditions. She needs to pressure medication and psychological
take time to explain and educate before medicines, the doctor explains.q
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
Dr. Beke.
Covid times
Dr. Beke: “My priority during the Covid-19
period is attending as much patients as Palm Beach Aruba Walk-in Clinic
I can and that so far went very well. We Unit 8 at “The Cove”, Palm Beach
have been busier as normal, but we man- Unit 9 at “The Cove”, Palm Beach
aged. Now that the tourists are back Phone: +297 588 0539
again we shift from locals only to a mix of Email: lgbeke.md@gmail.com
tourists and locals who walk in my prac- Open Mon-Fri 10 am – 4 pm, Open during
tice.” The government imposed protocol weekdays 9am–12pm, 2.30 –5 pm
for covid-19 which is strictly followed and Sat 11.00 am – 4.00 pm
after each patient the room is thoroughly (Friday afternoon 2pm– 4.30 pm)
cleaned.” Her practice is, literally, a stone- Saturday, Sunday & Holidays 2 pm – 4 pm
throw’s distance from the high-rise hotels
offering tourists quick and efficient service.
“I noticed that many look for that personal
touch and they do not like the assistance
on distance by sending pics on a cell
phone. I see my patients and this is impor-
tant as I need to feel them.”
Top 5 vacation illnesses
The most common reasons why patients
walk into her clinic sound very familiar.
Dr.Beke: “When on vacation you are ex-