By Bill Seiler
Assistant Director of Media Relations
Physicians, nurses and other health professionals from the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and the UM Institute of Human Virology will share their experiences in caring for earthquake survivors in Haiti at a day-long Haiti relief event at the University of Maryland Medical Center on March 2nd starting at 9 a.m.
People can follow the event on Twitter and by watching a live video stream on the UMMC Web site. At 1:20 p.m., the leader of the current medical team in Haiti will participate live with an update on the current situation.
Following the January 12 quake, UM medical teams, through a partnership with Catholic Relief Services, began treating survivors of the earthquake as part of a long-term commitment to provide ongoing medical care. The first UM team left for Haiti on January 28. The teams are rotating every week to 10 days and are working at the site of the St. Francois de Sales Hospital in Port-au-Prince.
People can help support UM’s medical relief efforts by making a tax-deductible donation to the Haiti Support Fund, or by calling 410-328-GIFT (4438).
