Headed to Haiti
With the support of our community, and in conjunction with Project Helping Hands, Lacamas Medical Group has raised enough money to send three people to Haiti. Scott Jonason, PA-C; Jenn Kauffman, MA; and Justine Mings, RN will be headed to Haiti for two weeks towards the end of March. One of our providers, Dr. Tan Pinney has recently returned from Haiti.
Team 1, accompanied by Dr. Pinney left on February 4th. To say the first trip has had its challenges is an understatement. The trip was put on hold until then due to the immense response from the medical groups from around the world. They literally had too many medical professionals trying to get into Haiti, and not enough functioning hospiatals or clinics to utilize them. Additionally, the only airport in Haiti has such a back log of airplanes, that they cancelled any commerical carrier until the 16th of February. So, Team 1 was forced to find an alternate route. To that end, they have secured travel to the Dominican Republic and then traveld by bus to Haiti.
Team 2 has also been put in a holding pattern. The medical needs of the Haitians will go on long after the initial wave of volunteers has been exhausted. To that end, we are committed to travel to Haiti to provide medical assistance.
