January 12, 2011
Dear Friends,
A year ago on January 12, 2010, Haiti endured the worst natural disaster ever to strike our hemisphere. The massive earthquake killed an estimated 230,000 people, injured over 300,000 and left over 1,600,000 homeless.
It got worse. A hurricane, floods and a devastating cholera outbreak ravaged this struggling and impoverished nation.
Over the past year, your generous support enabled CRUDEM/Hôpital Sacré Coeur to:
Treat over 1,000 earthquake victims and their families and perform over 800 surgeries to repair serious earthquake injuries
Install one of the first prosthetic labs in Haiti and fit 41 and counting prostheses
Treat over 1,100 cholera victims, almost a third of them children
Host over 1,600 medical and non-medical volunteers
Send almost $20 million in donated supplies for disaster relief.
All the while, CRUDEM/Hôpital Sacré Coeur continued to provide first class, tertiary care hospital services to the North region’s 225,000 residents.
In keeping with our commitment to put our our Haitian sisters and brothers first in line:
100 % of funds and supplies raised for Disaster Relief were sent to Hôpital Sacré Coeur.
CRUDEM/Hôpital Sacré Coeur has been in Haiti for 25 years, and that’s just the beginning. We are in it for the long haul. No matter the number of disasters or their daunting challenges, we will keep our vow to create a healthier Haiti, one dignified life at a time.
On behalf of the people of Haiti, thank you for your continued support! YOU have moved mountains and put countless men, women and children on firm footing.
May God bless you and your loved ones!
Sincerely,
Peter J. Kelly, M.D.
President
CRUDEM/Hôpital Sacré Coeur
Thank you all for your thoughts and support. May the light of a new and better year shine on the people of Haiti.
Harry
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