Hello! I am calling in an update from Haiti. All is well. We had our first very busy operative day and ran essentially three rooms all day. As Dr. Bielema’s blog indicated he returned from the Dominican Republic yesterday with 22 injured patients. These ranged from young children to the elderly. All requiring a range of different interventions.
We continue to work closely with a group from West Virginia coordinating triage and operative care of patients. We surmounted multiple logistical issues from supplies to difficulty with sterilizers and power generation.
On an exciting note, today was our first day of obtaining x-rays. A GE portable digital x-ray machine arrived and so we are now able to image many of the fractures. We hope that this expands our ability to care for the injured patients. There are multiple procedures that are able to be done now that we able to visualize them radiographically.
We would like to continue to thank everyone that has supported us. We certainly are looking forward to the transition to our partners who arrive on Saturday and continue to work towards trying to make for a seamless transition so that they can hit the ground running.
Again, all is well. This is the setting at this point. I will sign off until tomorrow.
James R. Ringler, M.D.
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Dear: Jim
I want to thankyou for your willingness to serve so selflessly leaving your dear Wife & family to go to Haiti, answering God’s call, & the rest of your team of amazing partners, Also I met Adam & Amanda Post whom you partner with, We are continually praying for all of you. I have many here visiting your blog, I love reading your updates. May God grant you travelling mercies as you return on Saturday.
Blessings, Nancy
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To my brother, John Anderson, and all of the medical team members assisting with the Haiti earthquake victims—we are so proud of you all, we appreciate everything you are doing and we are praying for your safety and for your efforts there to be very successful. May God also bless and safekeep your families until you return.