Kōman ou ye!!!
(How are you?)
Today was another amazing day. An aftershock was felt today for about 5 seconds and every Haitian screamed and ran out of the clinic. We were able to transfer our spine patient via a German helicopter to Milot. (She has an unstable T11/12 fracture dislocation injured in the earthquake who walked [...]
Tag Archives: Dr. Burgess
Helping a well-oiled machine – Dr. Malvitz
March 1, 2010 – 11:58 pm
Making contact and gaining connections
February 26, 2010 – 10:02 pm
Hello from Haiti. We are well and happy to have team 6B here with us. We have had a lot of trouble with communications and the internet service has been down for the last few days. We continue to be busy, averaging 6-7 surgeries per day, with many times more injuries that are seen in [...]
Keeping up with the pace in Haiti – Dr. Burgess
February 24, 2010 – 9:17 am
The 36 hours that followed our update has been a constant flurry of activity. As with many things in Haiti there were miracles and disappointments. During the early morning hours on Tuesday, we had two women arrive in labor and multiple patients who were vomiting. The nurses and Dr. Ann Knapp worked tirelessly to help [...]
Continued dedication to help Haiti – Dr. Burgess
February 22, 2010 – 12:42 pm
As the sun rises over the mountains of Haiti, Team 5B left for the airport for their trek home. We are left with a manageable workload, heading into the beginning of the week. We were able to do five surgeries yesterday and then headed into the city to pick up patients from the University Hospital. [...]
Team 6 gets started in Haiti – Dr. Burgess
February 22, 2010 – 12:26 pm
Team 6 has arrived safely at Double Harvest. We had a great flight in, thanks to Steelcase, we spoke briefly to the departing Team 5, then headed to DH. The atmosphere is quite surreal – to drive through town, see crumbled buildings and tent cities then arrive at the beautiful mission. The teams before us [...]
