St. Edward Mercy donates supplies to Haiti Hospital

On Feb. 6, a plane loaded with $55,000 worth of medical supplies departed from the Spirit of St. Louis Airport for Hôpital Sacré Coeur, a hospital in Milot, Haiti. The supplies were donated by hospitals operated by the Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy), including Mercy Medical Center in Northwest Arkansas and St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith. The flight was arranged by David Pratt, a member of Mercy’s Board of Directors. 
 
This weekend’s shipment is in addition to nearly $200,000 in medical supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals — more than five tons worth — that have been collected from Mercy hospitals and shipped to Haiti through other relief organizations.
 
Hôpital Sacré Coeur, located about 100 miles north of Port-Au-Prince, was built and is
operated by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart of the Montreal Province. It is the largest
medical facility in northern Haiti. Before the recent earthquake, it was a 73-bed facility. In the wake of the disaster, this small hospital has swelled to include as many as 400 beds.