2011 La Romana, Dominican Republic
Day 1: Hospital Setup
La Romana, Dominican Republic
We arrived in La Romana after 20 hours of flying, waiting and napping. Our team was greeted by Emilio, Rudolfo and Luis who are our local guides, interpreters, bus drivers and on-site trip support team.�... Read More »
Day 2: Registration and Patient Screening
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Today started early with breakfast at 6, the bus at 7 and evaluations at 8. Last minute instructions were delivered on the bus and we were ready to hit the ground running. Upon arriving at the hospi... Read More »
Meet Livensi
La Romana, Dominican Republic
It's fitting that 5 year-old Livensi is patient #007. With his ready smile, intense eyes, and playful nature, our little James Bond Jr. entranced our group; we swooned over him from the beginning. This... Read More »
Day 4: Livensi and Yohan
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Livensi, our young burn and skin graft patient, was awake when Nan and I visited him this morning. He was groggy from his pain meds, and he occasionally played with the matchbox cars he was given.&#... Read More »
Day 5: Armoncier & Patient Update
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Armoncier is a 28 year old man from Haiti who escaped to the Dominican Republic after the earthquake in 2010 and now works planting bananas. He has a wife, and a daughter and son who are 5 and 3.�... Read More »
La Romana, Dominican Republic 2011
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Jackie Arata is a PACU nurse from Sacramento and she is a vibrant part of our group. She has a friendly, caring demeanor and I was particularly impressed with how she reads people and their needs so... Read More »
Leaving for Home
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Having finished our work earlier than expected, we advanced our departure date by two days. We packed medical supplies and boarded a plane in Santo Domingo on Thursday, June 16. The profile of the s... Read More »
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Day 6 – Going Home
After breakfast, several team members met with Dr. Elizondo to discuss the mission and future opportunities for Rotaplast to work with them. He expressed thanks to the Rotaplast team for coming and assis... Read More »
Day 5 – Last Day of...
Several more surgeries were performed on this last day. Perhaps one of the most under-rated, yet most valuable aspects of surgery is that of anesthesia. On television and in the movies, the anesthesiolog... Read More »