About Us
In 1999 the Holy Father designated CRUDEM as one of his 100 projects for the Year of Charity.
The CRUDEM Foundation, directed by Knights and Dames of Malta of the American, Federal, and Western Associations, operates a superb hospital, Hôpital Sacré Coeur, that serves the people of northern Haiti, regardless of their religion, economic status or disease. There is an Executive and Medical Director of the hospital who is also one of three full-time Internists. There are also 2 General Practitioners, 2 full-time Pediatricians, 2 full-time and 1 part-time Obstetrician, 1 Dentist, 1 part-time Ophthalmologist, 2 part-time Surgeons, and 3 full-time Residents. Nursing staff totals 82, of whom 59 are full-time. Nursing staff includes the Nursing Services Director, 4 Nursing Service Managers, 61 Staff Nurses, 9 Nurse Auxiliaries, and 7 Nurses’ Aids. In addition, three sisters of the Daughters of Charity have worked in Haiti at CRUDEM since August 1998. The staff is augmented by over 100 volunteers from out of the country who travel to Milot at their own expense each year to provide specialty services.
Hôpital Sacré Coeur, located in the village of Milot, is the only hospital in the region. It has 64 beds, a pediatric wing, specialty outpatient clinics, maternity services, and a modern laboratory. For the 12 months ending December 31, 2006, Hôpital Sacré Coeur served 55,694 people on an out-patient basis. It had 4,270 hospital admissions and 1,526 newborn deliveries, performed 1,190 surgeries, filled 159,765 prescriptions, completed 72,045 laboratory tests, and performed 3,986 other diagnostic tests (EKG, Radiology, Endoscopy). In addition, it served on average 40 children per day in its Nutrition Center program.
A Mobile Clinic project was initiated in 2003 to better serve the needs of the 225,000 people living within a 12 mile radius in smaller hamlets and rural communities.
The Nutrition Center provides two free meals daily to malnourished preschool children. CRUDEM also supports the primary school education of 1,000 children in four Catholic schools in the Milot region.
