04 Aug Staff and patients of Saint Benedict Menni Mental Health Center honor Juan Carlos Irizar
Staff and patients of the Saint Benedict Menni Mental Health Center have paid tribute to musician and composer Juan Carlos Irizar, benefactor of the center, who passed away last April.
04 Aug Peace Clinic, a facility that honors sister Chantal Motwameme´s memory
July 21, 2021, Louisiana, Liberia. We visit Peace Clinic, a new center opened on December 22, 2020, and its Director, Dr. Login.
08 Jun We welcome four new staff members
This month saw recruitment of new members of staff joining the team. We officially received many applicants eligible for vacant positions at our centre: nurses, aid-nurses and social workers. Following this an interview session was conducted, led by Sr Wilhelmina Kade Browne, Director of the National Catholic Health Secretariat (NCHC) who chaired the panel in drilling these candidates.
08 Jun Three new admissions an two discharges in may
The María Josefa Recio Mental Health Unit welcomed in May three new patients who had never before passed through our center, and happily said goodbye to two of its residents, who show a significant improvement in their condition and in their ability to develop their life in the community. Three other patients have begun to enjoy provisional discharges known as "trial parole", in which they enjoy time at home while awaiting their definitive discharge.
31 May Celebrating the 140th anniversary of the foundation of Sisters Hospitallers
On May 31st, 1881, the Congregation of the Sisters Hospitallers of The Sacred Heart of Jesus was established by Fr Benito Menni. This foundation was mainly aimed at caring for the mentally-ill, however, over a century of providing hospitality which has seen an expansion into other aspects of healthcare: medical, surgical, obstetric, geriatric and other specialties.
13 May A picture from our center, awarded with the 2nd price of the Sisters Hospitallers II International Photography Contest
An image taken by our Psychiatric Nurse Ato Kwamena Sagoe at the St. Benedict Menni Health Center in Monrovia has won the 2nd prize in the II International Sisters Hospitallers Photography Contest.
13 May Celebrating Saint Benedict Menni´s Day with #ADoseOfHope
St Benedict Menni, the founding father of the Sisters Hospitaller of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as part of his pastoral mission passed away in Dinan, France on April 24, 1914. The Saint worked for the elderly and those who were abandoned. Most especially, he cared for the mentally ill patient.
