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
In 1998, I was newly retired from the local Trauma One Center Hospital (Shands) in Jacksonville, Fl. where I spent a thirty year nursing career in the OR. During that time, I came to... Read More
Serving others had been a lifetime calling for Jacksonville, Florida orthopedic surgeon, George M. Fipp, and Haiti topped his list of medical mission and philanthropic work. Read More
My journey to Haiti happened unexpectedly four years ago when I signed up for my first-ever mission trip with my nursing school, Crown College. Read More
Twenty–five years later, Hôpital Sacré Coeur of Milot as an organization is at the cornerstone of that question: Are we, as an organization, sustainable? Read More
In all our knowledge and American knowhow, which I too have a full blessing of; we think we might know how God’s work is done. We assume that our way is the best... Read More
Progress at Hôpital Sacré Coeur continues. The case of baby Dorfils illustrates how far we have come and how even the less than glamorous jobs can save lives. Read More
I have just come from Mass. Unfortunately it was extremely hot and having walked the “holy mile or two” to reach the Church we were pretty exhausted and no vacant seats!! Read More
I paint when the urge strikes me. At times, I go for months without touching a brush and then suddenly, I paint five or six paintings in two weeks. Read More
Milot is home to the family owned and operated Lakou Lakay which means “our home” in Creole. Their goal is to preserve the rich cultural traditions of Haiti so that it may exist as... Read More
