Dr. Peter DeBlieux, HTC board member and coordinator of HTC’s medical services, was recently featured in “Big Charity,” a New Orleans Film Festival award-winning documentary. The film includes extensive interviews to tell the story of Charity Hospital, from its roots to its closing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Dr. DeBlieux emphasized that, although Charity Hospital’s doors are no longer open, the “spirit of Charity” lives on in places such as the Rebuild Center where the indigent are cared for in a compassionate manner. The film’s director, Alex Glustrom, was so inspired by Dr. DeBlieux that he decided to dedicate 50% of the merchandise proceeds to the Rebuild Center and has even started to volunteer his time here.