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Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc. Donates Heavy Duty Construction Equipment to Holy Name Medical Center's Sister Hospital in Haiti

Vehicles to support new construction projects at Hôpital Sacré Coeur

December 12, 2016

Two heavy duty construction vehicles –– a Kamatsu WB 140 Backhoe and a GMC Topkick dump truck capable of hauling 10 tons of material are being pressed into service on mountainous dirt roads in Haiti, thanks to a donation from Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc. and the ongoing volunteer work of Holy Name Medical Center. The vehicles will be used for building projects at Hôpital Sacré Coeur, Holy Name's sister hospital and the largest private medical center in the northern section of the impoverished country.

"We have long needed this equipment to support our efforts at Hôpital Sacré Coeur," said Steve Mosser, Vice President of Facilities at Holy Name Medical Center. "We thank Joseph Sanzari for providing these vehicles, which ware vital for several project we are about to undertake."

Joseph Sanzari, the president of Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc., offered the construction equipment to Holy Name knowing the important work that is being done in the tiny island country.

"They're good pieces of equipment," Sanzari said. "And we are proud to be a part of the work Holy Name Medical is doing at Hôpital Sacré Coeur to advance healthcare for the greater Milot community.

Currently, Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot has 120 beds and serves 250,000 people living in extreme poverty. With financial and volunteer assistance from Holy Name, it has expanded over the last several years to include 25 more exam rooms, a radiology department and an emergency room.

In addition to the construction vehicles, Holy Name is helping the Haitians add resources such as a new clinic for outpatient evaluation services, three new operating rooms, a new Pediatrics unit, as well as a new neonatal intensive care unit, while it streamlines operations.

"These expansions are enabling the hospital to provide a vastly upgraded level of service, so Haitian and visiting surgeons can operate much more efficiently than they do today," said Michael Maron, President and CEO of Holy Name. "The long range plan is to build a brand new hospital and the generous donation of this equipment by our good friend Joseph Sanzari will boost the dedicated work of our volunteers and medical staff."

Holy Name has reaped an unexpected boost from staff members who donate their time and expertise in Haiti. The returning volunteers are "much better at what they do here as a result of their time spent in Haiti," Maron said. "A tangential benefit we didn't know about when we got into it."

In 2012, Holy Name Medical Center acquired The Crudem Foundation, Inc., a 501c3 non–profit founded in 1995 and devoted to providing financial, volunteer and medical resources to Hôpital Sacré Coeur. To learn more about supporting Hopital Sacré Coeur, visit www.crudem.org.


L to R - Steve Mosser, Vice President of Facilities, Holy Name Medical Center; Joseph M. Sanzari, President, Joseph Sanzari, Inc.,  Michael Maron, President & CEO, Holy Name Medical Center