DEERFIELD BEACH, FL-- Mapei Americashas partnered with Build Health International to donate tile and stone installation system materials in order to help construct a new maternity ward at St. Boniface Hospital in Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti. "An 8,700-square-foot addition is planned to accommodate four outpatient exam/ultrasound rooms, six postpartum beds, six pathology observation beds, five labor and delivery birthing beds, eight NICU bassinets, along with the required patient and staff clinical support," said Boston architectural firm Payette. "In addition to the maternity and neonatal service, a 5,000-square-foot training center will be provided for community health and activity development."
"When we were approached by Jim Ansara from Build Health International to participate in this healthcare project in Haiti, we were eager to work with them," said Mapei Americas' Director of Strategic Marketing Real Bourdage. The company supplied surface preparation products for parts of the floors, as well as Mapei's Ultraflex LFT mortar for large-format tile. "Ultraflex LFT is one of our best products and will work with any size tile installation," said Bourdage.