[StBernard] ExxonMobil Donates $500, 000 To St. Bernard Parish Health Center

[Westley Annis]

A big thanks to Exon Mobile Corporation!
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> Exxon Mobil Corporation Helps Bring Healthcare to St. Bernard Parish

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> Imagine injuring yourself while working to rebuild your hurricane 

> damaged home.and having no one to call for help. Soon, residents in 

> St. Bernard Parish won't have that concern. They'll have access to a 

> medical care facility within their parish, thanks to a generous 

> donation by the Exxon Mobil Corporation on behalf of Chalmette Refining.

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> Exxon Mobil Corporation has donated $500,000 to assist with the 

> creation of a St. Bernard Health Care Center that is scheduled to open 

> in April. This 22,000 square foot facility will have capabilities that 

> will help restore much needed medical services to St. Bernard 

> including an emergency room, physician offices, laboratory, cat scan and

X-ray equipment.

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> "We saw the immense need for this type of facility and know that 

> available healthcare is key to restoring the quality of life as the 

> parish works to rebuild." said Albert Stroink, plant manager for 

> Chalmette Refining. "Along with other basic services like water and 

> electricity, St. Bernard residents need to know that healthcare is

available for them if they need it."

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> Before Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard Parish was home to approximately 

> 60,000 - 70,000 people. The current residential population is 

> estimated at between 8,000 - 10,000 people, with many more living in 

> other parishes and returning for rebuilding efforts during the day.

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> St. Bernard Health Center will be operated by the Franciscan 

> Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Louisiana's largest 

> health-care provider. The St. Bernard Health Center is  a series of 

> trailers located next to the Wal-Mart Supercenter. Officials expect to 

> see more than 100 patients each day, and think that number will 

> continue to rise as more families return home.

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> "Upon seeing the incredible devastation of the hurricanes in St. 

> Bernard, and with little other recovery sources immediately available, 

> we felt a moral obligation to help those families in need," said Dr. 

> Redfield Bryan of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health 

> System. "We are so grateful for the generosity of Exxon Mobil 

> Corporation to help us assist the medical needs of St. Bernard".

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