Surgical teams serve in Haiti

• A physician’s dispatch from Haiti
The following account was sent in early March by Michael Patterson, MD, a pediatrician in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

•A perioperative nurse’s experience in Haiti
An interview with Denise Lauria, RN, a perioperative nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, by OR Manager’s clinical editor, Judy Mathias, RN, MS. Lauria served for two weeks in Haiti from January 15 to 30, 2010, with Partners in Health, a Boston-based nonprofit that has provided health care in Haiti for nearly 25 years.

• An orthopedic trauma surgeon’s story
Malcolm Smith, MD, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke with OR Manager clinical editor, Judy Mathias, RN, MA, about his 2-week trip to Haiti in January 2010

• Medical mission team head home from Haiti
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The medical mission team comprised of Penn State Hershey Medical Center doctors and nurses that has been treating quake victims in Haiti for nearly two weeks is set to hand off their patient care responsibilities and return to Hershey this week.