An excerpt from The Huffington Post, January 22, 2010:
Dr. Evan Lyon, of the U.S.-based Partners in Health, messaged from the central University Hospital that the facility was within 24 hours of running out of key operating room supplies. Wednesday’s aftershock was yet another blow: Surgical teams and patients were forced to evacuate temporarily.
Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division were providing security at the hospital. A helicopter landing pad was designated nearby for airlifting the most critical patients to the U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort.
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