The 205,000-square foot, 300-bed facility will fill a huge void, locally and nationally, for people who previously had limited access to quality healthcare in Haiti. It will provide primary care services to about 185,000 people in Mirebalais and two nearby communities. But patients from a much wider area—all of central Haiti and areas in and around Port-au-Prince—also will be able to receive secondary and tertiary care. And at a time when Haiti desperately needs skilled professionals, the Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais—HUM for short—will provide high-quality education for the next generation of Haitian nurses, medical students, and resident physicians.