Hôpital Alma Mater is a 60 bed Catholic hospital located in an impoverished rural region in northwest Haiti.
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Founded in 1969 by the local Gros Morne community under the leadership of a German Catholic Montfortain priest
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Currently sponsored by Caritas of Gonaives
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Overseen by a Board of Directors drawn from the local religious and civic community
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Only hospital providing medical care for a community of 145,000 residents
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Alma Mater has progressively increased the variety and quality of services
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Incorporated green energy with recent installation of 100 kW solar system provided by EDF (Fondation Électrcité de France)
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Haiti's vulnerability to natural disasters, as well as the growth of our local population, has lead to the need for a $1.3 million expansion and reconstruction project which includes:
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An expanded emergency area
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General medical and specialty outpatient clinics
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Increased diagnostic services
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Administrative offices
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Expanded social services
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