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Haiti Native Reflects on Difficult Return to His Homeland
As a native of Haiti, it was extremely difficult for me to return to my home and see the devastation that was everywhere around us from the second our plane landed on April 17, 2010.
Out of the Rubble, Tents of Devastation: The Diary of Dr. Steven Johnson: Day Three
The first things you notice are the roosters and dogs barking when you wake up; it sounds like you're down at the farm. I was expecting Bob Evans Sausage for breakfast. Then you realize where you are.
When we got to the hospital, the line of patients went down the streets, the sheer numbers already dwarfed what we saw yesterday and we weren't even in the front gate yet. The team was great and just stepped out and started working. The Scripps people showed up shortly later for additional help. We integrated better than expected, mostly because of a common bond of just wanting to help people for no reason other than they needed our help.
Out of the Rubble, Tents of Devastation: The Diary of Dr. Steven Johnson: Day Two
Prepare for the unexpected and organize everything.
They moved the patients around last night so we didn't know where anyone was. The rains had closed Ward One. Recreating an accurate patient census became necessary. Spontaneous pneumothorax, no chest tube, thank goodness we had X-ray, they said we wouldn't.
Out of the Rubble, Tents of Devastation: The Diary of Dr. Steven Johnson: Day One
You think you're prepared, but you're not.
I've seen the newscasts, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN, read the magazine and papers. I'd seen hundreds of pictures from previous Shock Trauma teams in Haiti. But it didn't prepare me for actually seeing it in person for first time.
Mission of Hope: Fox 45 Story
In this WBFF-TV FOX 45 cover story, entitled "Haiti: Mission of Hope," Jennifer Gilbert and Darren Durlach report on the University of Maryland Medical Center's ongoing relief efforts to help the Haitian people recover from the devastating earthquake that shook the country in January 2010.
Sharing a Laugh in Haiti
The University of Maryland Medical Center has been sending medical teams to Haiti to assist in the earthquake relief efforts since January. While we've treated tens of thousands of patients and saved many lives, this photo — of Shock Trauma OR nurse Steve Clevenger sharing a laugh with a young Haitian patient — captures the spirit of what our relief mission is all about.
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