President of Bay State Emergency Medical and Wife Help Build Medical Clinic in Haiti

Worcester, MA, November 6, 2007-- Dr. John Mulqueen, president of Forward in Health (FIH), located in Gardner, MA, has announced that Dr. John Skrzypczak and Brenda Skrzypczak of Ashburnham have donated $5,000 to FIH towards the building of a medical clinic in Les Cayes, Haiti.

Dr. Skrzypczak is the president of Bay State Emergency Medical which provides emergency medical services to hospitals in Gardner and Athol, MA. In making the donation Dr. & Mrs. Skrzypczak noted the outstanding work done by FIH and Dr. Mulqueen on behalf of the poverty stricken and in helping to improve the health conditions of people in Haiti.

Dr. Mulqueen noted that FIH is very thankful for the gift and that an exam room will be named after the Skrzypczak’s. “We still have a long way to go to build the clinic which will bring permanent medical care to the people of Les Cayes; naming rights are still available through donations of $5,000 each.” When complete, the clinic will help 15,000 people who are in dire need of this care, according to Dr. Mulqueen.

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Forward in Health is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to improving the health conditions of people in and around Les Cayes, Haiti. Projects include annual medical visits to Haiti and ongoing donations of medical supplies throughout the year. Forward in Health is currently gearing up to build a medical clinic to serve 15,000 poor in Haiti.

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