Providing Health Access and Critical Care at SBH

Despite an extraordinarily challenging operating environment, St. Boniface Hospital remains a lifeline for the more than two million people who depend on it across southern Haiti. Our teams have kept the doors open and critical care flowing, safely delivering babies, caring for newborns in our NICU, and providing emergency services to patients with nowhere else to turn. Every surgery performed, every prenatal visit completed, and every child treated for malnutrition reflects the power of your sustained support.

The security crisis and the disruption of global health funding have already forced difficult decisions, stretching resources, finding efficiencies, and relying on the extraordinary dedication of our staff. Now we face an additional challenge: the end of Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States. The potential mass return of individuals and families to a country already overwhelmed by insecurity and displacement will place enormous additional strain on Haiti's health system. As one of the primary healthcare facilities in southern Haiti, SBH will inevitably absorb that pressure, in higher patient volumes, greater demand for emergency services, and deepening community need. Health Equity International is actively researching how to best prepare for this situation.

Through it all, our dedicated staff continues to provide critical care amid growing uncertainty. Our doors remain open, our communities remain supported, and our commitment to Haiti remains unwavering, no matter what comes next.

In 2025, Health Equity International/St. Boniface Hospital (HEI/SBH) reaffirmed its commitment to excellence by investing in the ongoing professional development of its clinical and support staff, even amid significant operational challenges. With your support, targeted continuing education ensured that teams remained equipped to manage life-threatening maternal and newborn conditions, including eclampsia, severe pre-eclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, and postpartum cardiomyopathy, with particular attention to the critical role nurses play in prevention and follow-up care. Staff capacity was also strengthened across pediatric and nutrition services, covering the management of severe acute malnutrition, neonatal nutrition, exclusive breastfeeding, sickle cell anemia, and parasitology diagnostics, reinforcing an integrated approach to care across all stages of life.  

Beyond clinical care, HEI/SBH extended its training focus to the foundational systems that keep patients safe and staff supported. Education sessions on infection prevention, nosocomial infection control, and hospital waste management strengthened the safety environment across the facility, while training on workplace conflict management helped protect staff well-being in an increasingly demanding context. This holistic approach to capacity building reflects HEI/SBH's understanding that quality care depends on more than medical supplies alone. Thanks to the dedication of our teams and the sustained investment of donors like you, St. Boniface Hospital continues to uphold its standard of care for the communities that depend on it most. 

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