During a trip Hôpital Sacré Coeur in November, 1996 a discussion was held between the first president of CRUDEM, Dr. Ted Dubuque, and Dr. Tom Pezzella, regarding initiation of an open-heart surgery program in... Read More
Morning clinic started at 8:30 AM on Saturday morning Drs. Pezzella and Kamlot visited with, examined, and evaluated 2-D echocardiograms on 12 patients. Read More
The substantial positive impact of breastfeeding is immeasurable because breast milk, and the associated practices designed to support the breastfeeding mother, are crucial to infant survival. Read More
Jeff Rodriguez, affiliated with Power Analytical Incorporated of San Bruno, CA, volunteered to help us create an underground electrical grid and connect our new generators recently installed at Hôpital Sacré Coeur. Read More
Doug Rendleman, a partner at A. J. Brown Incorporated of Chesterfield, MO, was the lead volunteer responsible for designing and constructing our General Services building. Read More
Karl Spears is a design engineer who works at Bobcat Corporation, a subsidiary of Doosan Company and has been coming to Haiti for several years now with his wife, who is a nurse. Read More
In May 2011, a clubfoot treatment clinic was opened at Hôpital Sacré Coeur. Clubfoot is the most common serious musculo-skeletal birth defect in both the US and Haiti, occurring in approximately 1/1000 births. Read More
