2013 New Delhi, India
Planning, Preparations and People
New Delhi, India
Preparing for Rotaplast’s First Mission to New Delhi After months of planning and preparations, a cadre of Rotaplast volunteers departed Sunday, November 17, 2013, from San Francisco International Airpor... Read More »
Why We’re Here
New Delhi, India
Day 2 in New Delhi, India On a typical mission the first day is set aside for an opening clinic. Patients are registered and then evaluated by the medical staff for the feasibility of surgical treatment so... Read More »
Godly Hands
New Delhi, India
Day 3 in New Delhi, India Today was Rotaplast on steroids. We arrived at the hospital by 6:45 AM. When the last child was “gurneyed” from the recovery room to the ward, it was 9:00 PM before many of us Read More »
Where the Action Is
New Delhi, India
Day 4 in New Delhi, India Our Rotaplast team has experienced the good fortune to be working in the Sarvodaya Hospital. The administration, under the direction of the Rotarian owner Dr. Rakesh Gupta, has se... Read More »
Before and After
New Delhi, India
Day 5 in New Delhi, India Today we registered 13 additional potential candidates for surgery. The operating room and PACU were busy treating 6 patients. Once again the results proved life changing. Arrivin... Read More »
Rounds and Then We’re Off
New Delhi, India
Day 6 in New Delhi, India Sunday is typically a day off for the Rotaplast team. After first visiting the hospital for rounds, four medical staff then returned to the hotel at 8:30 to join other members of ... Read More »
The Operating Theater
New Delhi, India
Day 7 in New Delhi, India OT (Operations Theater) is the room where the life-changing action takes place. On this mission our medical staff worked out of one large room with two operating tables. It was he... Read More »
The Miracle Workers
New Delhi, India
Day 8 in New Delhi, India OUR MEDICAL TEAM Our Rotaplast team of 20 individuals includes 12 medical professionals. Each excels in his/her field, and all have been on multiple missions. Our lead medical dir... Read More »
Helping Hands
New Delhi, India
Day 9 in New Delhi, India In addition to our medical team, this mission is supported by eight non-medical volunteers. They were selected for specific skill and interest sets in order to assist ... Read More »
Thanksgiving Thoughts
New Delhi, India
Day 10 in Delhi, India Today was Thanksgiving, the holiday celebrated by all Americans regardless of our religious conviction. Being in India on this holiday gave us cause to reflect on the bounties each o... Read More »
Namaste
New Delhi, India
Day 11 in Delhi, India Today we completed our medical mission at Sarvodaya Hospital. As we drove away packed tightly in our van, we bid it, the hospital, and its staff, “Namaste” (farewell.... Read More »
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