In touring hospitals in Santo Domingo, the effects of the disaster in Haiti are apparent. Elective surgeries have been canceled, the attention of intensivists has been diverted to the care of patients coming in from Haiti. Details of the impact on the Dominican citizens and hospital staff has been underappreciated; but it is apparent that [...]
The SCCM team made a 5 hour drive by caravan to visit the the site of the improvised hospital set up in Jimani. Converting a chapel, orphanage, and utilizing a newly built outpatient clinic, every inch of space was utilized. SCCM met with the physicians coordinating the efforts of several international groups. Surgeries were being performed [...]
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