This traditional celebration represents a special moment of joy, solidarity, and togetherness, bringing children and parents together in a spirit of hope. The Saint-Luc Foundation extends its sincere gratitude to the donor @fondazionefrancescarava.org, who has supported the annual Christmas celebration of the Kay O Bwa Nutritional Recovery Program since 2018, for the benefit of vulnerable children and their families.
Read MoreWe know this by our lived experience, and yet, we are dedicated. We have grit. We care.
Our motto is "If not me, who? If not now, when?"
At St Luke Family Hospital, we know that we are privileged to be able to provide this life-saving breast cancer program. We could not do this vital work without the support of our donors, friends and partners of the Francesca Rava Foundation.
Read MoreThe St Luke Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2000, celebrating its 20th year providing healthcare, education, and development programs. Luke is the Patron Saint of the Foundation. In his message, Father Rick took the opportunity to provide a history of the St Luke Foundation, explaining how and why the mission was born.
Read MoreToday, September 17 at 11am, Dr Augustin and Fr Rick received a delegation from the US Embassy and the Haitian Ministry of Health,who came to present to St Luke Hospital 6 high quality ventilators, and 5 of the same for St Damien Hospital.
Read Morewe will be able to help 20 families get their shelter back. It will be simple, but it will be dignified. We wish we could do so much more, but we have to remember that just because we can not fix everything, helping twenty families in this way matters a great deal.
Read MoreOn August 5,2019 St Luke Hospital had the honor to welcome more than 60 students in their 4th year of Nursing Science, coming from the School of Nursing with DBTech. Students were accompanied by their director, Mrs. Angelika and had the opportunity to visit the various parts and services of St. Luke Hospital. Students were also fortunate to be able to participate in a training based on Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroked. CVAs are one of the leading causes of death in Haiti (WHO 2017), making it important for training on the early warning signs and treatment options for patients. Dr.Dorcelus Berthie, the Academic Head of St. Luke Hospital, stressed the importance of education and mitigation of risk factors for patients, which would help to prevent this disease that is very common in our country.
Read MoreOn Mother’s Day in Haiti, the May 26th, 2019, the St. Luke Hospital organized a large educational event for Breast Cancer Screening, with more than 200 women having the opportunity to participate. This may not seem like much of a mother's day present to most, but access to healthcare and health education is one of THE most important tools we can provide our patients at St. Luke. In Haiti, most breast cancer patients present at such advanced stages that even modern therapies offer only modest survival benefits, a sad fact that is all too real for doctors and nurses at the hospital. As for incidence and survival rates for patients with breast cancer, Haiti may have the least amount of data available in all of the Western Hemisphere (1).
Read MoreOn the 26th and 27th of April 2019, the St. Luke Foundation successfully held their third international conference on Acute and Emergency Care at the St. Luke Hospital. This year the conference focused on the management of trauma cases because trauma patients are common in hospitals while professionals specializing in trauma care are lacking.
Read MoreFebruary 11, World Day of the Sick, was first instituted in May 1992 by Pope John Paul II. At our St. Luke Hospital, we celebrate this holiday every year. This day is an opportunity to pay special attention to the condition of the sick, and, more generally, to give us the opportunity to show how much those who suffer are valued in our eyes.
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A special thanks to Angela Altus, Rebecca Arnold, Giles Clark, Denso Gay and Ami Vitale for the photographs, as well as the teams of NPH and Artists for Peace and Justice.
