Man Walks to Church 14 Hours After Operation
At 4:30pm on Friday afternoon, just as I am winding down the workweek, I am notified that we have an open femur fracture in the emergency room. A 37-year-old man was hit by a truck while riding his motorcycle that morning. He originally went to the state hospital ten minutes away, but there is no …
New Clinique Dentaire at HAH
What’s worse, a broken leg or a toothache? A broken leg might be more obvious, but both significantly impact quality of life. HAH has been fixing broken legs for a long time, and now we can also take care of toothaches! Today, three Haitian dentists work in four operatory clinics with several assistants. A new …
Surgeons Finish New Training Program at HAH
The Hôpital Adventiste d’Haiti (HAH) Global Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship recently graduated its first two surgeons, Dr. Conor Spady and Dr. Isaac “Zaco” Archelus. The Global Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship at HAH, endorsed by the Office of Graduate Medical Education at Loma Linda University (LLU), provides experience applying modern surgical techniques to a challenging and unusual variety …
Haiti Crisis Intensifies as Surgeries Continue
Tremendous suffering is all around us, and the crisis is not improving. People are desperate for jobs, security, and the most basic necessities of life. The conflict between good and evil is more palpable than ever. Most every day, we hear gunfire, usually far enough away to avoid being startled, sometimes not. At the same …
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