Despite his expertise and natural agility, his injury free track record came to a crashing end when he slipped on moist bark and fell out of a tree, hitting a few branches on the... Read More
With one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in the world, it surprised no one that Haiti was designated one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR (approximately 2 percent of Haiti’s population is... Read More
The new employee dining hall and cafeteria offered the perfect spot to conduct Grand Rounds, an important part of continuing medical education. Read More
Holy Name Medical Center (HNMC), Hôpital Sacré Coeur (HSC) and The CRUDEM Foundation are three entities intertwined into one mission. Their collaborative relationship is unique and the only one of its kind in Haiti.... Read More
During the darkest hours after the 2010 quake, Hôpital Sacré Coeur was confronted with numerous difficult decisions, truly those concerning life or death. Read More
When my husband passed earlier this year, a number of very dear friends expressed interest in supporting a project that would be a living expression of his legacy. The work of CRUDEM came quickly... Read More
Ulrike and I visited CRUDEM for the first time in February of 2005. Seven months later Tom Flynn, the President of the CRUDEM Foundation at the time, approached me about serving on the board... Read More
One of the most challenging aspects of bringing medical technology to Haiti has been to find a way to keep this entire array of sophisticated equipment running. Read More
This past year has seen the advent of multiple ISP’s which delivery and distribute their product to the hospital via fiber optic lines and a one hundred foot microwave tower. Read More
A team of Technologists and I.T. employees from Holy Name Medical Center traveled down to Milot, Haiti to begin the first steps towards bringing the world of Digital Radiology to the patients and doctors... Read More
