This is Jonel.
/Please join us and praying for Jonel and his mother and all the people of Kenscoff
We will certainly certainly certainly do our best for them.
Read MorePlease join us and praying for Jonel and his mother and all the people of Kenscoff
We will certainly certainly certainly do our best for them.
Read More– As part of the closing events of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, St. Luc Hospital organized a Breast Cancer Awareness Program on Friday, October 31, 2025. Nearly one hundred participants, including medical staff, patients, and visitors, gathered around a powerful message: Prevention saves lives.
Read MoreSt Luke does not only work in Port-Au-Prince, the capital of the country, but we are also in various provincial areas, working in the field of health, education, agriculture and Outreach. We always work alongside the underprivileged masses.
Read MoreFor a parent, life can change in an instant. For thirteen years, Olson's mother, Olga Decoline, has been dedicating her life to seeking care for her son who was having difficulty breathing. That moment came in 2019, when a pediatrician at St Damien Hospital in Tabarre finally told Olga that her son was suffering from an incurable disease called cystic fibrosis. Olson was then 13 years old.
Read MoreWe were never closed since June 2020, but we never needed more than 10 beds.
Now the dramatic upswing with 65 beds, and we expect that 120 beds will again soon be necessary.
The Haitian Ministry of Health has announced variants from Amazon region of Brazil, and from the United Kingdom.
On November the 15th,despite all the difficulties St Luke Hospital had the honor of welcoming a delegation of 5 medical staff from the Global Destination Healthcare (GSD) team. Their aim is to continue to provide the most up-to-date professional development for our staff in Haiti, always taking into account the local situation.
Read MoreAt 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 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 MoreMiss Michelle is well-known for her ability to find the almost invisible veins of patients, in both adults and children, she has much experience, most notably with cholera patients. She is so gentle and calm, the patients relax, they hardly feel a thing as she seeks out and successfully inserts the life-saving catheter and I.V. We have all been thankful for Miss Michele's expertise over the years.
Read MoreWith a 40-bed unit, the St Luke Family Hospital of the St Luke Foundation, was one of the first health institutions in Port-au-Prince to be prepared on the front-line against Covid-19. With a team of 40 health professionals, risking our lives, we do everything in our capacity to medically treat and psychologically support those infected. Despite our limited resources, we are in the process of creating extra space to increase the number of beds to 80, and even more over time as need dictates, to welcome and care for more people as they become infected with the virus.
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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.