Update from Diana McKeon, PT wound care on Team 4:
…So the devastation in Haiti is great, but the people have such spirit. Today was the last of three days of a national holiday for prayer. No one worked since
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2/13/10 – Team 3, Day 8
Our last day in Haiti upon us, I was up before sunrise. Several other volunteers were up, Bible reading, preparing for the day. I walked out of the guesthouse compound past the parked ambulance and clothes washing basins and drying …
2/12/10 – Team 3, Day 7
Friday, Day 7, Team 3
Dr. Oscar and I slept late until about 8 AM this morning, tents hot from the sun by that time. The rest of the team opened up clinic and pre-op. Tyler also slept in, …
Team 4 is on their way!
Team 4:
Brannan Smoot, MD – orthopedic surgery, Texas Orthopedics
Kathleen Datorre, RN-Texas Orthopedics
Josh Livingston, MD – anesthesia, Star Anesthesia, San Antonio
Jared Bush, PA-Texas Orthopedics
Sandy Garcia, MD-pedi ER, Dell Childrens
Diana McKeon, PT-Seton Northwest
Lee Chilton, MD-ER,
…Haiti Medicine
Post provided by Scott Smith, M.D.
It goes without saying that things are different in Haiti. Things were different in Haiti before 1/12/10. Things are definitely different now. This includes health care. It is quite ironic that in the USA …
How do I help?
Texas Orthopedics is working in association with Hill Country Bible Church and other local medical providers to provide medical teams to the Mission of Hope over the next 5-6 months. Our first plea to the medical community for assistance yielded …
2/11/10 – Team 3, Day 6
If you want to be seen at the Mission of Hope clinic as a patient, you first have to get to the front gate. Before sunrise every morning patients and families mass up at the gate, and a pre –determined …
2/10/10 – Team 3, Day 5
Viviane and Tyler both have connections to Haiti. Viviane is Haitian, born in Miami. Several of us had the treat today of meeting her 78 year old grandmother in clinic, she had arranged for her and others in her family …
2/9/10 – Team 3, Day 4
As the days and weeks go on since the earthquake, networking lines of medical triage among and between the various hospitals and clinics that dot the country have developed. Key leaders, like our Dr. Cheryl here at the MOH, …
2/8/10 – Team 3, Day 3
Oatmeal with brown sugar, orange wedges, tortillas with peanut butter, and a half cup of coffee started the day. Our team had a fresh head of steam, and as some of us walked down to the clinic, others drove the …
