Posts tagged as:

earthquake

UMMC Haiti Relief Efforts By the Numbers

July 13, 2010
Doctors in Haiti

By Chris Lindsley Blog Editor The University of Maryland Medical Center, in partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Catholic Relief Services, has been sending teams of medical volunteers to Haiti since shortly after the disastrous earthquake there on January 12. Below are some interesting facts about our Haiti relief efforts: 21 [...]

Read the full article →

Sharing a Laugh in Haiti

April 29, 2010

The University of Maryland Medical Center has been sending medical teams to Haiti to assist in the earthquake relief efforts since January. While we’ve treated tens of thousands of patients and saved many lives, this photo — of Shock Trauma OR nurse Steve Clevenger sharing a laugh with a young Haitian patient — captures the spirit [...]

Read the full article →

Nurse Manager Named Hometown Hero by the American Red Cross

April 27, 2010
Connie Noll

By Malissa Carroll UMMC Web Team Connie Noll, the nurse manager for adult psychiatry services at UMMC, has been named a Hometown Hero by the American Red Cross, with whom she has been a volunteer since high school and throughout her career. “Connie’s lifelong career with the American Red Cross demonstrates a commitment to caring [...]

Read the full article →

Haiti: Mission of Hope

March 30, 2010

WBFF-TV FOX 45 reporter Jennifer Gilbert and videographer Darren Durlach were embedded recently with the UM medical team in Haiti. They reported on UM’s ongoing relief efforts to help the Haitian people recover from the devastating earthquake that shook the country in January 2010. This cover story features the work the UM team is doing [...]

Read the full article →

Stories From Haiti: “I Will Never Forget What We Were a Part of”

March 23, 2010
Dr. Steven Louis

By Steven Louis, M.D. Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Good Samaritan Hospital Hinsdale Orthopaedics Editor’s Note: Dr. Louis and several colleagues were invited to be a part of the sixth University of Maryland Medical team to help earthquake survivors in Haiti. Below are excerpts of an e-mail Dr. Louis sent to the UM team after returning [...]

Read the full article →

Haiti Relief Event on March 2nd Features Live Video

March 1, 2010

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Two Stories From Haiti

February 26, 2010

By Chris Lindsley Blog Editor Wonder what the situation is like in Haiti? Two members of the first University of Maryland Medical Center team there to provide relief for earthquake survivors — surgical technologist Jake Smith and trauma anesthesiologist Cynthia Bucci, M.D., both with the UM Shock Trauma Center — share their experiences. Jake Smith: [...]

Read the full article →

Photos From Haiti

February 19, 2010

Editor’s Note: These photos of Haiti were taken by members of the University of Maryland teams in Haiti to provide medical care to the earthquake survivors. //

Read the full article →

More Reflections From Haiti: “I Fear for the Patients”

February 11, 2010
Dr. Anthony Amoroso

By Anthony Amoroso, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Editor’s Note: Dr. Amoroso was part of the first University of Maryland team to go to Haiti to provide medical care to earthquake survivors. The following is an excerpt of an e-mail he sent to his wife the day before leaving Haiti. Read Dr. Amoroso’s first Haiti [...]

Read the full article →

Preparing for Haiti: Pre-Deployment Briefing Video

February 10, 2010

By Chris Lindsley Blog Editor On January 28 the first team of 22 doctors, nurses and other health professionals from the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine left for a relief mission in Haiti. Prior to departing, the team received a detailed pre-deployment briefing from Dr. Andrew Pollak, [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries