Hôpital Sacré Coeur (HSC)
Hôpital Sacré Coeur is a full service, tertiary care medical center and official Haitian referral center funded by CRUDEM Foundation, Inc . The 73-bed hospital has provided uninterrupted service for the past 25 years. It is known to be the largest private hospital in the North of Haiti operating one of the few Prosthetic Laboratories in Haiti; a rare-for-Haiti oxygen generating system that provides the hospital’s ICU and other critical care programs; a neo-natal unit and advanced communication systems that allow for fast medical consults with leading U.S. medical professionals and providing public health services to the region’s population of 225,000. For volunteer opportunities, click here. Click on the link for their current needs. For job opportunities offered at the facility, click here.
Location: Milot, Haiti
Capacity: 73-bed for inpatients including an outpatient clinic, full maternity, a pediatric wing, and a complete laboratory
Staff: 2 full-time internists, 2 general practitioners, 2 family practitioners, 2 full-time and one part-time pediatricians, 1 part-time and 3 full-time obstetricians, 1 part-time ophthalmologist, 2 part-time surgeons, 3 anesthetist nurses, 3 pharmacists, 1 dentist, 1 psychologist and 3 full-time residents, 90 nurses at different levels and 13 technicians for the lab. In total, the hospital currently employs 247 people including 215 full-time and 32 part-time.
Patient flow: 23 children per day on an average in their nutrition center; 100-200 patient visits per week in their mobile clinic and covers 8 sites for 5-6 hours a day.
Services: Nutrition center; mobile clinic servings 100-200 patients visits per week services, immunizations and vaccinations , health education programs for outpatients with specific illnesses, HIV testing and counseling primary care services, blood bank, community health services for tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, diabetes and more.
Contacts:
Dr. Harold Previl (Medical Director)
Phone: (509) 3848-5808
Email: haroldprevil@yahoo.fr
Dr. Joni Paterson
Phone: (413) 642-0450
Email: jmpaterson@charter.net
By mail:
CRUDEM Foundation, Inc. / Hôpital Sacré Coeur
362 Sewall Street PO Box 804, Ludlow, MA 01056
Go to Hôpital Sacré Coeur’s Website
