Haiti Trip Report, June 2012 After returning from my fourth trip to Haiti since the earthquake of 2010, I am again reminded how truly blessed and fortunate I am. But not simply blessed just because I live a life of relative luxury compared to the millions of poor Haitians who live in constant poverty. Not …
Tim Gerke Trip Report
Haiti trip report: January 2012 I spent the final week of January at my home away from home; Port-au-Prince, Haiti. If you would have asked me a year ago where I most enjoy spending my free time, the last place I would suggest would have been post-earthquake Haiti. Yet after each subsequent trip to Haiti …
On the ground report from Dr. Dietrich
Haiti is Beautiful! Oct 29 The Alexander/Adames team all wanted to do something this weekend. Some wanted to go to the mountains and others to the beach. Some wanted to do both. We decided on the mountains today and the beach tomorrow. The group was ten strong and we filled both the cab and the …
On the ground report from Dr. Dietrich
Alexander Team Arrives Oct 24 The Ian Alexander team arrived yesterday. He is a foot and ankle subspecialist from Ohio. He is sponsored by the Foot and Ankle Society. His trip here is to help the leadership of the Society decide if their involvement here will be an ongoing program. They want it to be …
On the ground report from Dr. Dietrich
All in the Family- A visit from Cameron Dietrich Oct 14 The clinic was the usual size today. I had a meeting with Nathan and we discussed a number of items. There is a possibility for another orthopedic surgeon that might be able to replace me. He is from the Philipines and is currently working …
On the ground report from Dr. Dietrich
Outing to Furcy Oct 7 I saw several more patients in the clinic today in followup of their frames. I also saw a new patient with severe Blounts for a TSF. We had several smaller surgical cases that Ed did while I concentrated on seeing clinic patients. We finished with surgery and clinic by 5 …
On the ground report from Dr. Dietrich
Wisconsin September, Haitian October Oct 2 Arrived back in Haiti. Ed Miller is back for his second stint helping me. He will be here for 10 days. There are two students from DO school in Colorado here for three weeks. Dr Pat Yoon’s team covered the last two weeks while we were gone. They left …
On the ground report from Dr. Dietrich
Go, PACK, GO! Sept 12 We had another quite large clinic today. In addition, we had a couple of cases including a hip hemiarthroplasty that I did with ZJ. It turned out to be another fairly long day. Nathan and Amy came back today. He still has the symptoms of dizziness when he stands. I …
On the ground report from Dr. Dietrich
“Bonjour, Haitien!” Aug 28 It has been two weeks since I made the hole in the roof over the small balcony outside our room for the AC and it still hasn’t been hooked up. At least a third of the nights are hot enough that it makes sleeping somewhat difficult. Sometimes I will read for …
On the ground report from Dr. Dietrich
A Tour on the USNS Comfort Aug 22 The big Monday clinic went fairly well in spite of our xray machine not booting up. We brought the C-arm out to the front of the OR and kept it plugged in to the invertor and used it for most of the films we needed. It worked …