Hôpital Sainte Croix is located in Leogane, twenty miles west of Port-au-Prince. Started as a small aid station by the local Episcopal priest in the late 60s, it now fills the five acres of the compound. Hôpital Sainte Croix is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. In addition to the hospital several health ministries in the Leogane area are under its umbrella; including the Darbonne Training Center, which trains community health workers and traditional midwives, and a newly constructed School of Nursing of the Episcopal University of Haiti (Faculte de Sciences Infirmiers de l'Universite Episcopal d'Haiti). The U.S. Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are major partners with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti in supporting these ministries. Its purpose is to provide comprehensive health care to the poor of the area. To accomplish this task the hospital relies it part on donations and mission teams from the United States.

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Estimated population of Haiti in 2005 is 8,121,622 with a median age of 18! Almost 43% of the population is under the age of 15. Life expectancy is roughly 53. While the infant mortality rate is 73.45/1,000 live births. While there is a strong interest in education the literacy rate is only around 53%. Reliable data on annual income is not readily available but two-thirds of the population is without a formal job.

Leogane, is an area of approximately two hundred and fifty square miles with a population of 120,000 people. The chief product is sugar cane which is processed into molasses and rum.

Father Jean Jacques Déravil is currently serving as the hospital administrator.

Hôpital Sainte Croix has grown to 120 beds. It has a 24-hour emergency room, two delivery rooms and four operating theaters and provides both inpatient and outpatient care. In 1993 over 2,600 patients were admitted and almost 1,000 surgeries done. More than 18,800 were seen as outpatients. There is a midwifery training program that has trained and supervises 200 rural village midwives. In 1993 these midwives helped with more than 4,000 deliveries.