New York Team Rescues Children in Haiti

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:03:10 +0000

MYFOX New York is reporting that a New York City based Police/Fire Department team pulled two children alive from the remains of a two-story building in Haiti on Tuesday.
The children appeared to be severely dehydrated but remarkably well otherwise. The rescuers hurried the 8-year-old boy and the 10-year-old girl to the only fully operating hospital in the area – an Israeli tent hospital – where they are said to be getting top care.

The same team from NYC has found 4 additional survivors in the earthquake rubble since they arrived over the weekend.

Makes you proud to be from this fine city!

Hospital for Special Surgery Team Helping in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:21:15 +0000

Crains New York is reporting that a team of nine doctors, as well as additional staff from the Hospital for Special Surgery arrived in the Haitian capital over the weekend on a borrowed corporate jet.

“The volunteers, apparently the first group of New York physicians to arrive on a hospital-sponsored mission, mobilized quickly after the chief executive of Synthes, a medical device manufacturer, told Dr. Helfet the company would put its corporate jet and pilot at his disposal for the mercy mission.”

It’s good to see New York pitching in together with delegations from around the country and around the World.
Great to see Israel sent a fully-equipped field hospital. Good to see a trickle of aid starting to come from Arab countries.

Gowanus Lounge » haiti

New York Team Rescues Children in Haiti

Hospital for Special Surgery Team Helping in Port-au-Prince, Haiti