It is just before midnight on Wednesday as I step outside to once again talk to a machine to summarize our day’s events in hopes of bringing our family and friends a bit closer to us through this blog. I look around and there are a few lights in the distance The stars are out [...]
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OAM team #4, day 4 in Haiti
February 10, 2010 – 10:13 am
To recap our second day in Haiti at the Double Harvest Mission: It wouldn’t be another day in Haiti without another delivery! Yes today, Susan Kaminski the OB specialist with us was busy once again. There was another emergent delivery of an infant in the back of a pickup truck. The team at Double Harvest [...]
OAM’s work highlighted in the Grand Rapids Press
February 9, 2010 – 4:31 pm
West Michigan orthopaedic surgeons gave own blood as they worked to save patients injured in Haiti earthquake
By Ted Roelofs | The Grand Rapids Press
February 09, 2010, 11:28AM
As earthquake recovery in Haiti continues, a group of West Michigan medical volunteers is finding rays of hope amid despair and destruction. At a small health clinic east of [...]
Returning to Grand Rapids, Reflections on Haiti – 1/29
January 30, 2010 – 11:00 am
Dr. Ringler, Matt Weigle and I were just talking and we can hardly believe that we have been here nine days. It has been a fast paced, fast moving time of constant change.
But not everything changes: The patients haven’t changed, their needs continue. The source of care we are giving is a bit more varied. [...]
1/24: Call from Dr. Ringler
January 24, 2010 – 1:38 pm
Hello to all.
This is Jim Ringler calling in from Haiti. Things are well. On Saturday we joined Greg (Golladay) at Double Harvest Mission. Conditions are much better from a personal standpoint. We are continuing to see a fair degree of injuries as a result of the earthquake. The capabilities interestingly are much better at Double [...]
1/24: Call from Dr. Golladay
January 24, 2010 – 1:36 pm
Hello!
I am sorry that I haven’t been in better touch, but communication has been difficult. We are at Croix des Bouquets which is at Double Harvest Mission which is a health center with two ORs and a somewhat sustainable farm run by VanWingerden family. They have been incredibly accommodating during the disaster. Double Harvest is [...]
1/23: Call from the team
January 23, 2010 – 3:25 pm
One of the things the team has learned early in this process is that things can change at any time. There is certainly a lot of dynamic dynamism in patient care, logistics and other things. It became real to us today when we found out last night at midnight that we would be sold to [...]
Maps of Area
January 23, 2010 – 1:36 pm
Below are some general maps of the area as requested from one of our subscribers. We’ll update with staff movement once that information is available. Update: Maps of Earthquake and Doctor’s locations can be found here
OAM’s efforts featured on WZZM 13
January 23, 2010 – 11:24 am
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GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) – Dozens of medical personnel from West Michigan are going to Haiti to help earthquake survivors.
Nearly a dozen doctors from Metro Hospital alone are in Haiti or will be there soon.
Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan is just one medical practice that is helping out in Haiti. One doctor left as soon [...]
