Today was Sunday, which for Haitians means a day of worship. Our clinic was “closed” and we spent the first part of the day organizing supplies and touring the grounds with Dr. Cheryl, who is the full time physician in …
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2/6/10 Team 3 – Day 1
Our school bus stopped outside the gate, and we jumped out, once again forming a cargo line moving our supplies and bags from the bus to just inside. The drive from Port au Prince airport was bumpy, dusty, with fires …
Team #3 in Haiti!
Team 3 arrived in Haiti Saturday evening led by Robert Wills, MD – Austin Pain Associates! They are joined by a group of nurses and a neurosurgeon from Florida.
Members of Team 3:
1. Laura Torres, MD – trauma orthopedic …
2/6/10 Team 2, Day 8 (Travel Day)
2/5/10 – Team 2, Day 7
Update:
-9 team members headed back to Austin
-Dr. Goldberg, Robert, Jehona and Tim stayed behind to take care of patients in the ward with medical problems. Dr. Goldberg saw patients in the clinic. They organized and prepared for the
2/4/10 – Team 2 Day 6
Update:
-the team saw 150 patients in clinic
-the team saw 150 patients in clinic
-Dr. Goldberg did one case – repaired both bone forearm fracture
-The nurses had the opportunity to tour town. They visited General Hospital, saw the airport and Palace. They were very appreciative
2/3/10 – Team 2 – Day 5
Update from Dr. Goldberg
-3 surgery patients on the schedule in the morning: a 3 week old ankle fracture (Dr. Crawford & Dr. Mehta pictured above), amputation revision and wound closure. Dr. Crawford also did a high above knee amputation
Dr. Smith’s blog
Dr. Smith started a blog to share some of his stories from Haiti.
2/2/10 – Team 2 Day 4
Update from Dr. Goldberg:
-16 inpatients and over 100 patients seen in clinic today
-3 surgeries: a femur fracture, a hindfoot amputation & closure and a skin graft, the first we know of in Haiti
-two helicopters came in with
Poems written by a Team 2 nurse
These poems were written by one of the nurses on Team 2.
HAITI
Your coastline is lovely. Many ships on your shore.
The sun is now abruptly telling of its lore.
Violence in the mercy is all within your bounds…
