Sr. Chilee completes 13-year journey to build hospital in her Nigerian home village
Sister Chilee Okoko's dream of bringing health care access to her hometown of Ameke Abam, Nigeria, became reality when TessPat Foundation Hospital opened its doors earlier this year. The hospital, named after patrons St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and St. Patrick, consists of eight buildings, contains 100 beds and has departments for internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology and neurology. Sr. Chilee, Director of the Department of Life, Dignity and Justice for the Diocese of San Bernardino since 2012, has actively worked on planning and fundraising for the building of the hospital since her arrival to the Diocese in 2010. Much of the funding for the hospital, as well as most of the beds, came from the Diocese. Thank you to Sr. Chilee for your tireless dedication to this project and to all who donated to it over the years! Click here to read more>>>
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