Hospital Economics
The following is Part 6 of Scott Nelson’s March, 2015 Trip Report Series. Since the loss of the US Embassy contract to provide history and physical exams for Haitians applying for a visa, the hospital has been in a severe financial crisis. This provided about $60,000US per month, which is around 60% of the hospital …
Update On Current Projects
The following is Part 5 of the March, 2015 Trip Report Series written by Scott Nelson. Although our previous operating room was recently reported to me as being one of the best in Haiti, in reality it was not adequate for doing the quality and volume of work that we envision. A major renovation was …
Trip In A Nutshell
The following is Part 4 of the March, 2015 Trip Report Series written by Scott Nelson. Patient care, administration, and organization were the 3 main areas of focus for this trip. Dr. Mark Mildren PGY4 ortho resident, Corey Burke 3rd year medical student, John Anderson MD orthopaedic surgeon LLUSM graduate year 2000 and our two …
The Importance of HAH
The following post was written by Scott Nelson who returned last Friday from another visit to Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti. This is Part 3 of the March, 2015 Trip Report Series. A few blocks away from the Basilique Notre-Dame (still in ruins noted in image above) is a local hospital for which I will keep the …
Restavek Freedom
A few weeks ago Elaine Lewis met a man who brought in a patient who needed surgical care to Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti. As it turns out the gentleman is the coordinator for the Restavek Freedom ministry in Haiti. Restavek (restavec in French) is the name for child slaves in Haiti. Children who are desperately poor …
Balance
The following post was written a few days ago by Scott Nelson who is currently at HAH with son Chad, orthopedic surgeon John Anderson and family, orthopedic resident Mark Mildren and medical student Corey Burke. This is Part 2 of the March, 2015 Trip Report Series. My life is not necessarily in balance. In fact, …
Preliminary Report
The following post was written by Scott Nelson when he first arrived with a team at Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti early last week. This is Part 1 of the March, 2015 Trip Report Series. Due to the efforts of Elaine Lewis (surgical tech), Dan Brown (facilities manager) and Ed Martin (administrator) major progress is being made. …
New Website
Many of you have undoubtedly noted that haitibones has been revitalized with a new website. There were many factors that went into the decision to switch platforms but hopefully the change will ultimately be positive. The conversion was arduous and time consuming but I wanted to give a shoutout to Lynn Delinger at Pyralis Design …
Clubfoot Clinic
The following post was written by Elaine Lewis, volunteer surgical technician from Southern California. Clubfoot is a congenital condition that severely twists the foot or feet downward and inward, making walking difficult, painful or impossible as a child develops. Over 220,000 children, in the developing world are born each year with clubfoot. With early detection …
Light At End Of The Tunnel
It’s been a couple of months now since a group of us made a quick trip to Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti. We had originally planned the venture to inaugurate the newly renovated operating theater on the 5th anniversary of the Big Quake. But several weeks before our departure we were informed that the construction project was …
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