Tag Archives: Haitians

Building the Bridge Between Haiti and Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan

Over the past few months our physicians and staff have experienced something that many of us will never see with our eyes. They rolled up their sleeves and traveled to Haiti to help rebuild the bones, the lives, and the spirits of those who survived the earthquake in January of 2010. The original purpose of [...]

It Was a Bittersweet Moment

The last couple of days were hectic as we scrambled to secure placement of our last inpatients, while still dealing wth the busy clinic and some last minute surgeries.  We were able to get our inpatient census to zero this morning.   It was  a bittersweet moment as we had grown fond of these people. Though we were [...]

Haiti kids have great smiles

Saturday and Sunday were both busy days for us.  We have a full census with 3 patients overflowed into the garage.  I’m very proud of everyones efforts, and we do believe that we are making a difference. Some of the problems have been quite difficult to manage, however, with several infected nonunions and a few [...]