Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Sept 27-28
Sept 27-28
Tuesday was our second to last OR day and we had a full
schedule. We tried to get all the
patients who were candidates for surgery scheduled on this trip. A few had to be postponed for illness and a
few who were scheduled didn’t actually come to the hospital. We had a nice rhythm going throughout the
OR. We were occupying 3 ORs, and there
were two other rooms that the local team was using, one for elective
procedures, and one for trauma. They
weren’t being used all of the time, but often they were. Since we were using three of their rooms,
they certainly felt the impact.
Each day we had breakfast in the hotel. Mostly it consisted of eggs, fruit, arepa
(corn cake), sometimes toast, sometimes beans, sometimes meat or fish. Some days there were no eggs or beans
available. Lunch was provided by the
Toyota corporation which is a huge corporate sponsor of Rotaplast. The local Rotarians were with us each day,
serving as translators, helpers, serving our meals and helping with all kinds
of things. Dinner was available in the
hotel, usually chicken, fish, meat and/or other side dishes. We also had a hospitality room where we could
meet to relax and have snacks, sometimes that was sufficient for dinner. There were about 15 OR cases on Tuesday.
Wednesday was our last OR day. I had to leave in the morning to take the
only daily flight from Cumana to Caracas in order to leave for home on Thursday
am. I am participating/speaking at a
conference on Global Health at CHOP on Friday.
The rest of the team had a full OR day, will see follow up patients on
Thursday and have a closing ceremony/party with the Rotarians. On Friday they will travel to Caracas and
leave on Saturday. Some have to fly home
via San Francisco in order to return equipment to Rotaplast headquarter.
Hopefully I will have some follow up information and photos
to post. It was a great trip; I made
some new friends and got to know some colleagues better!
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
September 26
We all enjoyed our day off yesterday, and the Eagles fans
were happy!
We had another full day of surgery today, lots of cleft
repairs, some ear reconstructions and some other plastic surgery cases. The local Venezuelan anesthesia residents
joined us today, and we have had a local pediatric surgeon and a few dentists
with us for the week also.
We have all had the chance to have some conversations with local medical providers and other volunteers about the local conditions and their perspectives about the issues facing their country. Yesterday gave us the chance to see the natural beauty of the country and see some of it’s many resources, but the realities in this public hospital are strikingly different. Much like many other countries in need, there are lots of patients needing care and crowding the hallways and entrances to the hospital.
We have all had the chance to have some conversations with local medical providers and other volunteers about the local conditions and their perspectives about the issues facing their country. Yesterday gave us the chance to see the natural beauty of the country and see some of it’s many resources, but the realities in this public hospital are strikingly different. Much like many other countries in need, there are lots of patients needing care and crowding the hallways and entrances to the hospital.
September 26
We all enjoyed our day off yesterday, and the Eagles fans
were happy!
We had another full day of surgery today, lots of cleft
repairs, some ear reconstructions and some other plastic surgery cases. The local Venezuelan anesthesia residents
joined us today, and we have had a local pediatric surgeon and a few dentists
with us for the week also.
We have all had the chance to have some conversations with local medical providers and other volunteers about the local conditions and their perspectives about the issues facing their country. Yesterday gave us the chance to see the natural beauty of the country and see some of it’s many resources, but the realities in this public hospital are strikingly different. Much like many other countries in need, there are lots of patients needing care and crowding the hallways and entrances to the hospital.
We have all had the chance to have some conversations with local medical providers and other volunteers about the local conditions and their perspectives about the issues facing their country. Yesterday gave us the chance to see the natural beauty of the country and see some of it’s many resources, but the realities in this public hospital are strikingly different. Much like many other countries in need, there are lots of patients needing care and crowding the hallways and entrances to the hospital.
Monday, September 26, 2016
September 26
We all enjoyed our day off yesterday, and the Eagles fans
were happy!
We had another full day of surgery today, lots of cleft
repairs, some ear reconstructions and some other plastic surgery cases. The local Venezuelan anesthesia residents
joined us today, and we have had a local pediatric surgeon and a few dentists
with us for the week also.
We have all had the chance to have some conversations with local medical providers and other volunteers about the local conditions and their perspectives about the issues facing their country. Yesterday gave us the chance to see the natural beauty of the country and see some of it’s many resources, but the realities in this public hospital are strikingly different. Much like many other countries in need, there are lots of patients needing care and crowding the hallways and entrances to the hospital.
We have all had the chance to have some conversations with local medical providers and other volunteers about the local conditions and their perspectives about the issues facing their country. Yesterday gave us the chance to see the natural beauty of the country and see some of it’s many resources, but the realities in this public hospital are strikingly different. Much like many other countries in need, there are lots of patients needing care and crowding the hallways and entrances to the hospital.
September 26
We all enjoyed our day off yesterday, and the Eagles fans
were happy!
We had another full day of surgery today, lots of cleft
repairs, some ear reconstructions and some other plastic surgery cases. The local Venezuelan anesthesia residents
joined us today, and we have had a local pediatric surgeon and a few dentists
with us for the week also.
We have all had the chance to have some conversations with local medical providers and other volunteers about the local conditions and their perspectives about the issues facing their country. Yesterday gave us the chance to see the natural beauty of the country and see some of it’s many resources, but the realities in this public hospital are strikingly different. Much like many other countries in need, there are lots of patients needing care and crowding the hallways and entrances to the hospital.
We have all had the chance to have some conversations with local medical providers and other volunteers about the local conditions and their perspectives about the issues facing their country. Yesterday gave us the chance to see the natural beauty of the country and see some of it’s many resources, but the realities in this public hospital are strikingly different. Much like many other countries in need, there are lots of patients needing care and crowding the hallways and entrances to the hospital.
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