HAITI 2011...The Hospital

We actually started "working" on Saturday when we got in.

We went to the hospital and met Dr. Rudolph, the medical director

and orthopedic surgeon, who showed us around.

We were impressed with his memory as he told us

of each patient and their history...all 50+ patients!

The hospital was divided into 4 wings...General Surgery,

Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and OB. Only the first three

were in use, and Peds only had one patient.

The other two wings had four rooms each,

with room for 8 patients in each room.

And only one nurse per wing! No CNA's either,

just family members to help care for the patients.

Some of the week was spent working on the

"Big Pharmacy," getting medicines and supplies organized.

This little guy was in the hospital with a broken arm

for about a week before he was taken to surgery.

Here Nicole is taking him outside to get some

fresh air....

Baby Jayden was born in the hospital a few days

before we arrived. We had to take a few breaks during

the week to go and hold him.

We asked what his name was, and the mom said

that he didn't have a name yet. Then she asked

Candace and me if we wanted to name him.

Of course! So we settled on Jayden.

Who knows...maybe they changed it :)

Dorthy all scrubbed in for surgery.

There are a lot of traumas that come to the hospital

due mostly to all the motorcycle riding that is done

in Haiti. This week was no exception - there was a

gunshot wound that came in one evening, and this

woman had an open leg fracture from a motorcycle accident.

Eric took a refurbished EKG machine and

some vital sign machines out of the storage shed.

He spent some time training the nurses,

and used the interpretors to help demonstrate

how to work the machines. They were a little

nervous until Eric told them they wouldn't get shocked!

Candace, Janella, and Sina, one of the Hatian nurses.

TO THOSE OF A WEAK STOMACH....STOP HERE AND
GO TO NEXT BLOG, LEAVING!

For those who like some wound pics...go ahead!

Diabetic ulcer

Above knee amputation.

Wound after being debrieded in surgery.