Healing Haiti: 6 Months Later

It’s no secret that our Chief of Surgery, Henri Ford, MD, has been very active as a volunteer during the rebuilding of Haiti after the earthquake in January 2010. Most recently, he shared with ABC7’s David Ono during one of his many visits back to the island nation.
This video profiles stories of triumph—a premature baby surviving in [...]

Our Nurses Return from Haiti

As part of our hospital’s ongoing effort to provide medical relief to victims of the earthquake in Haiti, 5 nurses from our hospital’s NICCU returned for a week-long stay from May 19th until June 5th.
See More Pics of our Nurses in Haiti…Click the Picture Below

(L to R) Kolette Sheppard, RN; Nhu Tran, RN; Leslie Hall, [...]

Interview: Haiti Volunteers Prepare to Come Home

We’re eagerly awaiting the return of our 2nd team of volunteer doctors and nurses, who have been hard at work in Haiti since arriving March 19, 2010.
Before returning to Los Angeles as a part of Team #1, Michael Jordan, RN, spoke on the phone with Director of Trauma and the Pediatric Disaster Resources & Training [...]

Volunteer Team #2 Departs & Haiti Conditions Update

Today, 11 additional volunteers from our hospital departed for Haiti.  Team 1 is returning this Sunday with the exception of Dr. Jim Stein and Michael Jordan, RN (who provided our last report) who will remain at the hospital for an additional two days to help transition care to Team #2.
Introduction to Team #2
We look forward [...]

Volunteer Team #1: Initial Report From Haiti

Michael Jordan, RN

Update provided by Michael Jordan, RN, pictured right
On March 12, 2010, a team of 10 nurses and doctors departed Los Angeles for Haiti to volunteer much-needed medical assistance.  Below is their first report after being deployed from our hospital in collaboration with Project Medishare.
“The initial orientation days were long and tiring, but exciting.   Our team completed [...]

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