The duplex will house two resident physicians and their families.
Board Member and Chair, CRUDEM Building Committee
Duplex
Work is almost complete on the construction of the new Duplex on the CRUDEM campus adjacent to the convent. The buildings consist of two units containing three bedrooms and two baths, with kitchen and living space. The construction consists of utilizing SIP panels, (structural insulated panels). The panels have high insulation and sun reflective qualities and have been erected utilizing local labor. These units will provide living accommodations for HSC physicians and their families.
Children’s Center
Work has begun on the new Children’s Center adjacent to the main hospital on the Etienne property recently purchased for expansion. The construction once again utilizes the SIP panel concept and will include a small kitchen and bath and shower facilities.
Install 160 kW genset to mitigate high fuel prices
Repairs were made to one of the previously used gensets and it is now operating in the evenings and on weekends when our electrical loads are at their lowest use. This should help save a significant amount of fuel and cost during its operation.
To further mitigate these unique low load periods, a fourth generator which is being acquired through the donation of funds from a Florida Rotary club and our parent, Holy Name Medical Center.
Ongoing roof repairs at various buildings
Even though the majority of this report and the building and grounds committee’s time has been taken up with new buildings and updating our failing infrastructure, it is still a priority to keep the rest of our structures serviceable and meeting the demands of our growing needs. In concert with those objectives, we are repairing and patching our roofs on a regular basis. Many of the roofs are thirty years or older.
Employees Lounge
The long awaited new Employees Lounge is now complete and has boost morale among HSC staff. The two story building includes dining, meeting and some sleeping accommodations for overnight staff.
Security walls around Etienne property, new acreage at rear of laundry, convent wall, retaining wall along Sprung building
With the purchase of the property to the east of the hospital (Etienne), a security wall is proposed to secure the property and the Children’s Center. There was about 5,000 square feet of land donated by a local resident for the purpose of expanding our trash collection and incineration operations at the rear of the laundry. We will be enclosing this property and adding a gate to a temporary road that allows us to move trash in and out of the facility without having to use the main Annex gate and roadway. We need to extend the wall adjacent to the soccer field to provide security for the convent and new duplex that was constructed adjacent. When we added the Sprung Building three years ago, we needed to cut into the mountain to the north of the structure to make it fit. After some time has passed, we need to build a retaining wall to stop the erosion of the upland property to protect the structure. We knew at the time we would have to construct this appurtenance. We are currently making blocks for all of these projects.
Complete construction of a new CRUDEM office and a Communication Center on the CRUDEM compound
The new Communications Building has been expanded using excess SIP panels. The building is adjacent to the Mission House and is also used as Tim Traynor’s office. This work is complete.
Conditioning the air in the O2 building, installing insulated ceiling and doors, epoxy the floors
An Epoxy finish is to be installed on the floor of the oxygen generator building to reduce dust from the concrete. Then we will use the excess SIP panels to insulate the ceiling of this space and install two split AC units to create a more stable operating environment for the oxygen plant. All of the materials are on hand and the majority of this work will be completed by the end of March 2013.
Haitian staff trained to monitor generators for efficient use.
Through a grant from the University of Maryland, we have the beginnings of a tele-coference system which will be used for teaching and onsite learning of various aspects of medicine. We are waiting additional funding by the University to finish this project.
Installation of new fiber cables and associated conduit runs
As part of our new electrical distribution and IT network/communications plan, we are installing a number of underground power cables, fiber optics and conduits as well as high speed switches and advanced computer technologies throughout the three complexes. The final product will allow for voice and data networks throughout the hospital and ancillary buildings.
We are creating a hospital intranet, an integrated PACs system for radiology and other patient diagnostic care, real time tele-video consultations with partner medical facilities in the US and other significant methods of enabling comprehensive and modern communications attributes found in many of today’s US hospitals.
Installation of server racks and UPS units in the Communications Center
This is the first step in the larger program as described above for the communications and data improvements that will eventually lead to the development of a comprehensive tele-medicine program and well as other substantial improvements from an operational and business management viewpoint.
Loading dock for Sprung
A recessed loading dock is proposed to accommodate container and truck trailer loading on the east end of the SPRUNG warehouse building. The current process presents a labor, safety and security concerns.
Construct an electrical distribution center for the new power grid outside the old chapel
This building is now complete and is the central location for current and future electrical power distribution for the hospital and the contemplated expansion of the use of the recently acquired Ettiene parcel to the East of the hospital.
Electrical Distribution
Install and terminate the new power distribution system to the hospital grounds proper
For the past three years, the generosity of the Mazzetti Group of Boulder, Colorado have designed, purchased materials, provided labor and the support needed to upgrade our electrical system. The majority of our electrical distribution wires have been placed underground and new generators are up and running producing clean, reliable power to the hospital. Thousands of man hours where provided by members of Local 6 of the IBEW in San Francisco to construct these improvements under some very demanding and difficult conditions. The overhead wires are being removed at this time and we should enjoy many years of trouble free electrical use as the result of this wonderful gift.
