Contruction Update: Your Funds at Work We are in the midst of enlarging our generator house to accommodate our new CAT generators. read more…
	New Scissor Lift, Lifts Spirits of Hard Working HSC Crew! Thanks to the incredible generosity of Chip Wiess of Wiess USA in St. Louis, Hôpital Sacré Coeur’s construction projects just got a whole lot easier and the General Services staff added another skill set to their growing list of professional equipment handling experiences. read more…
	Yves Paul: Civil Engineering Student Volunteer Yves Paul came to CRUDEM for the summer as a non-medical volunteer. He was introduced to us by a faculty member of the Northeastern University Engineering Studies Department in Boston. read more…
	Generous Donors Fund New Relocated Nutrition Center! Since 1986, Hôpital Sacré Coeur has hosted an ambulatory Nutrition Center that attends to malnourished children referred by health professionals affiliated with the hospital. read more…
	New Maternity Ward There is a new addition being constructed at Hopital Sacre Coeur. It is the beginning of the first dedicated women’s health center in Haiti. read more…
	New Road Built in Preparation for Children’s Center The new road is finally completed. All of the gravel is now in place and well compacted. Access in and out is now an easy experience without our vehicles getting stuck in the mud. read more…
	The Pace of Change at Hôpital Sacré Coeur I just returned from another visit to CRUDEM’s Hôpital Sacré Coeur. It is always wonderful to reconnect with friends and colleagues working in the hospital and meet old acquaintances in the Milot community. read more…
	New Parish Center Dedication Three years ago, Father Joachim Anantua of Milot, known by all as Pere Tijwa, “the little priest” enlisted the support of several visiting American clergymen and physicians from CRUDEM to help him realize his dream of building a new school and community center on the grounds of the Immaculate Conception rectory. read more…
	Construction Update: Your Funds at Work The New Year began in earnest with the completion of a number of projects that were begun as our patient counts from last year’s earthquake dwindled and, more recently, the Cholera epidemic. read more…
	Plumber with a Heart of Gold When the earthquake struck over a year ago, a host of human angels rose up and winged their way to Milot. They landed at the hospital intent on doing whatever needed to be done. They worked under the radar, never called attention to themselves; their presence discernible in the trail of miracles left in their wake. read more…
	Hôpital Sacré Coeur’s Aging Electrical System Completely Rewired When Walt Vernon, CEO of San Francisco engineering firm Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch, toured HSC in early 2010 he noted the deteriorated electrical system. read more…
	Hospital Completes Warehouse Project “The earthquake recovery work taught us all a very valuable lesson; hospitals will not function unless supplies are in place when and where they are needed,” noted CRUDEM President, Peter J. Kelly, MD. read more…
	Cement Mixer Makes Work Flow Concrete literally holds together hospital building projects large and small. As the January earthquake dramatized, substandard concrete eventually gives way with devastating results. read more…
	Hôpital Sacré Coeur receives New Truck! Anyone who has attempted a major building project in Haiti knows only too well the frustration caused by bureaucratic delays, cost overruns, and environmental challenges. read more…
	Construction Update Not long after I learned that the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti had spared our hospital, I remember thinking that our hospital would be forever changed. read more…

Oxygen Generating System Saves Lives!
At the apex of activities during the quake relief efforts at Hôpital Sacré Coeur, the staff encountered a nine year old boy with respiratory failure. His condition was dire and required the use of a ventilator to sustain life. Although the hospital had the equipment, it did not have a sustainable source of oxygen.
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In May 2009, U.S. volunteers joined with hospital staff and Milot workers to paint all interior and exterior surfaces.
Click to view: 2008-2009 Update