Haiti donations continue. Hamilton raises $565,000 in one day

HAMILTON MEDIA OUTLETS aired a city-wide telethon yesterday to raise money for two hospitals in Haiti which have long-standing working relationships with Hamilton’s St. Joseph’s Health System.According to the most up-to-date reports, Hopital Universitaire la Paix – a 150 bed hospital - is standing, but is overwhelmed with patients and is suffering a critical lack of supplies. Approximately 50% of University Hospital – a 750 bed hospital in downtown Port-Au-Prince – has been destroyed and it too is experiencing the same demands from those affected by the earthquake.Channel Zero’s CHCH, The Hamilton Spectator, Corus-owned 900 CHML and cable community channel...