08/28/2010
We are planning our next fundraising event that will be a brunch to be held in Heathrow for all professionals willing to support our cause and the rebuilding of Haiti, village after village.
07/24/2010
On that day we inaugurated the new building of the hospital in Paillant that took us 3 years. We have now a new operating room, a dental clinic, an ophthalmology clinic and 3 exam room general clinic. We also have 2 modern bathrooms and a nice waiting room that is also used for meeting and education. (Gallery)
05/16/2010
Haiti Help Med just sponsored its 6th Earthquake relief mission trip. We were accompanied by 2 gynecologists and one nurse from Tampa, and one anesthesiologist from Tennessee. We did many surgeries at the hospital Ste Therese in Miragoane. We also setup a model of community development for the area. The hospital in Paillant is set to be inaugurated on July 24th. (Gallery)
04/30/2010
On March 28, Haiti Help Med donated $3000 to NOAH for the purchase and distribution of tents to the earthquake victims 
of Leogane, Haiti. NOAH distributed these tents on April 20th.
04/28/2010
Thank you all of you who supported our Taste of Haiti fundraising event. Please enjoy the pictures. (Gallery)
Kudos to our fundraising committee!
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04/17/2010
A Taste of Haiti
A fundraising soiree in support of ongoing earthquake relief efforts
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03/15/2010
Haiti Help Med just organized the third mission trip to Paillant and Miragoane since the earthquake. We were accompanied by a Pediatrician, a Surgeon, a Nurse Practitioner, two other nurses and four UCF premed students. We were able to help close to 300 people by providing free care, free medicine, clothes and other articles of basic necessity. We were also able to evaluate the feasibility of building some small homes and to start some agricultural projects in the area.
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02/13/2010
On January 21st, 9 days after the devastating earthquake, members of Haiti Help Med Plus, inc: Drs Ralph Gousse, Henri Jabon and Dr Samuel Jean led a Florida-based group of volunteers doctors to Miragoane and Paillant for humanitarian work. They met with a significant number of injured people who had already fled Port-au-Prince and were in desperate need of help. The team worked day and night to fix fractures, clean the wounds and provide moral support.
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12/13/2009
The construction of the clinic and OR is going full course with expected date of completion set for June 2010. Any help will be greatly appreciated. We need tiles for the floor, 11 doors, 7 sinks, 4 toilets, 2 sliding doors for OR, windows for the rooms...
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12/13/2009
We had a great mission trip from November 19th to 22th. We helped about 65 adults and children in the hospital and donated clothes and toys to another large group. We were very happy to share the spirit of Thanksgiving with these poor people.
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09/14/2009
Following Dr Thomas Kelly’s pledge from the Seminole County Medical Society, Dr Samuel Jean and COO Kimberly Scheider of Central Florida Inpatient Medicine have raised $4000.00 towards the construction of the new addition to the Hospital in Paillant. This building will have 3 exam rooms outpatient clinic, a dental clinic, ophtalmology clinic and an O.R. suite.
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09/14/2009
We have completed the shell for the new clinic and operating room. This October we will be going back with an electrician, who is donating time and materials to the finishing process. At the same time we are trying to get some help for the 10 doors, 8 sinks, and 4 toilets needed. We will need also windows and flooring.
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09/14/2009
This past July we have finally been able to go over all the supplies sent generously to us from Dr. Edwin Renaud in New York. He had assembled for us tons of materials including syringes, surgical supplies, etc…Thank you Dr. Edwin Renaud, and thank you Fernande Nazon for introducing him to us.
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07/03/2009
Thanks to some help from the Seminole County Medical Society doctors and support staff, we have been able to restart the construction work for the new operating room and the clinic.
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01/10/2009
Happy New Year everyone!
My family and I had a nice trip to Haiti and shared the joy of Christmas with the local kids by bringing them toys provided by many of my patients.
We have accomplished a lot so far but so much more needs to be done. We hope to be able to complete the new surgical room and the new outpatient clinic. We need more financial help to finish the roof.
The Gousse family
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12/12/2008
We have completed the shell for the new clinic and operating room. This October we will be going back with an electrician, who is donating time and materials to the finishing process. At the same time we are trying to get some help for the 10 doors, 8 sinks, and 4 toilets needed. We will need also windows and flooring.
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09/09/2008
Hi all!
Visiting the poor
Just to update you on my most recent trip to Paillant this past August with my family. Unfortunately many of the houses I have visited with my children are no longer standing due to these 3 hurricanes. These poor people have also lost their crops of corn and beans which were their only means of surviving and also the fruits on the trees and their cattle.
The hospital was partly flooded but the walls of the new construction are still standing. I am hoping to get there next month to bring some more help.
Let us pray for these unfortunate people.
Ralph Gousse
Visiting the sick03/28/2008
Just Returned From Haiti
Hi all!
I just came back from Haiti last night. Had time to check on the status of the construction of the new surgical suite, the new clinic and more importantly I deliver the first $10/month some of you agreed on to help the poor kids.
I was accopanied by my wife, Dr Ted Kaplan (pediatrician in Orlando) and his wife Elizabeth (nurse at Arnold Palmer).
We had a great time going from home to home (if you can call some of these structures “home”) to visit these childen and their families.
Thank you all for your help.
Ralph Gousse03/28/2008
Hi all!
Henri Jabon at Paillant Hospital work site - This is the future hospital surgical suites
Last week(March 2008) we went to Paillant(Mr Henri Jabon, my wife and I) again to go over the work done sofar for the expansion of the hospital with this operating suite and clinic.
We were very happy with the work done sofar under our collegue: dr Charles Antoine Louis’s supervision.
We still have a way to go but at least the foundation and some walls are there.
We met with electrician, plumber, doctors and nurses.
We spend Easter Sunday giving clothes to some needy in the area, our best Easter ever.
Ralph Gousse03/27/2008
The Haiti Help Med Plus Charity Project
Thomas Kelley, MD presents a check for HHMP from the SCMS Foundation to Ralph Gousse, MD at the February, 2007, SCMS meeting.
Haiti Help Med Plus is a very special charity effort being directed by SCMS member Dr. Ralph Gousse.
HHMP is bringing hope and improved medical care to the back country of Haiti — the poorest country in the western hemisphere (where over 40% of the population have no healthcare). HHMP has made great progress in transforming a health clinic into a 10 bed hospital to provide basic maternity, medicine, pediatric, laboratory and radiological services. Their next step is building operating and radiology rooms — which will require around $30,000 to complete.
SCMS encourages our physicians and office personnel to help HHMP raise the funds they need. Office staffs can enjoy watching the hospital grow, and seeing what their contributions helped accomplish. Pictures of the hospital and people who will benefit are on the HHMP website or the hospital’s progress can be followed via pictures to be put on the SCMS website over the next year.
Read the full story at the Seminole County Medical Society Web site07/08/2007
Medicine donated generously by Mrs Gina Clodomir (Port-au-Prince)
Hi all!
We continue to count all blessings for the hospital in Paillant. As the WORD says “ask and you shall receive”. Two weeks ago we were very lucky to receive a good amount of medicine donated generously by my Mrs Gina Clodomir (Port-au-Prince) to our dear friend Reginald Mondesir for the benefit of the population in Pailland and surroundings. We will make sure that these medicine are used appropriately.A BIG THANK to you Mrs Clodomir. The people in Paillant also thank you. A big thank also to Mr Mondesir for thinking continuously about us.
For Haiti Help Med Plus:
Ralph Gousse
Henri Jabon
Ronald Gousse07/01/2007
Update: The hospital in Paillant is doing well
Hi all!
Just wanted to keep you updated with our progress.
The hospital in Paillant is doing well and is seeing now more patients thanks to an improved laboratory and the fact that we have now two full time physicians. We have now electricity from a generator and a back-up system donated by Mr Victor Boulos.
The hospital is now also linked to the rest of the world thanks to a canadian organization who gave us an internet communication system. The doctors have used it 2 days ago to discuss an interesting case with me.
Henri Jabon and I have made three trips over the last 3 months, the last one on June 20th. We have brought some more medicine and equipments. Dr Charles-Antoine Louis has been very busy supervising the renovation of the residence for the nurses and doctors. We were very happy with the work done.
We still hope to be able to bring this year an x-ray machine and to start the construction of the new operating room and a new outpatient clinic.
Enclosed is a letter I received last week from a 9th grader who sent us a check for $959.40 to support our effort. I will let you be the judge.
A bientot,
Ralph Gousse
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03/04/2007
Finally we have electricity in the hospital in Paillant
Hi all!
The hospital in Paillant will now have electricity all the time thanks to the generosity of Mr Victor Boulos
Finally we have electricity in the hospital in Paillant 24/7 thanks to the generosity of a businessman in Haiti. During his recent trip in Haiti last month, Henri Jabon, vice-president of HaitiHelpMedPlus, met Mr Boulos who volunteered his service to our cause and had his staff INSTALL in the hospital this week 16 batteries and an inverter to supplement our generator.
The hospital staff was so happy! Next is our Internet access for communications with us in the States and the construction of our new operating room, pharmacy, X-ray room and laboratory room. According to Dr Charles Louis, the work is going very well with the reparation of a house to accomadate doctors, nurses and staff as the pictures will show.
Ralph Gousse
02/16/2007
No decent place to stay
Good evening All.
We are planning very hard to try to achieve our goals this year. Last year we were able to renovate the hospital in Paillant and repaint the hospital in Miragoane. This year we intend to add in Paillant: operating room, x-ray, pharmacy and hematology + chemistry lab. We hope to start digging the foundation in April.
Kitchen with three-legged burner
Right now we are faced with an unexpected situation: the docs, nurses and lab technician sent to us in Paillant have no decent place to stay. I am sending you tonight pictures of where they were assigned to stay and no wonder it has been difficult to find people to stay. It is degrading as you will judge for yourself.
So, we took upon ourselves to fix that house as nice as we fixed the hospital. We will need new doors, kitchen , toilets, roof, furniture….
Any help will count.
Thanks,
Ralph Gousse02/06/2007
Seminole County Medical Society Donation
Hi All!
As you might recall from a previous correspondance, The seminole County Medical Society had adopted our project for Haiti. Tonight at their regular meeting I was presented with a check of $1500.00 toward the construction of our operating room and diagnostic center in Paillant. I was able to say a few words explaining our endeavour and also thanking the members of the society for their help. As we get more docs to know about the project I am sure more help will follow. A big thank to the society and to Dr Glen Davis who was the main motivator.
I am sending you a picture of the check and a brochure the Society produced to deliver in all the offices. Good beginning for the year. As usual I will keep you informed of all we are doing.
Ralph Gousse12/31/2006
2006 End of Year Update
Hi All!
I want to wish you all a happy and healthy 2007 year!
We have reached some of our goals for 2006, meaning the renovation and the inauguration of the hospital in Paillant. We have also brought in beds and other equipments from Florida. This past November we have also repainted the hospital Ste Therese in Miragoane.
Our goal for this new year would be to expand the hospital in Paillant with a new operating room and a new radiology room. We also want to install a full laboratory for hemogram and chemistry analysis.
Thank you again for your generous help and let us stay on course to improve the quality of life of our less fortunate brothers and sisters of Haiti.
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03/15/2010
Fundraising Event for Miragoane and Paillant Projects
We had a nice fundraising event hosted by Yanick and Francois Roland at Danton Nicolas’s ranch. This was the time for everyone to get exposed to our projects in the areas of Miragoane and Paillant.
We all had a great time and at the end the poor people of Haiti were about $4000.00 richer. Thank you Oriantus for that great cooking! Congratulations to all of you for your great help. Together Everyone Accomplishes More!
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