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 [...]

Filed under: Doctors, Haiti, Health Professionals, Nurses, Video on March 26th, 2010 | No Comments »

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 [...]

Filed under: Doctors, Haiti, Health Professionals, Nurses on March 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

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 [...]

Filed under: Doctors, Haiti, Health Professionals, James Stein, Nurses on March 18th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

As a baby, Amanda Lopez was treated for leukemia at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.  Now, at age seventeen, she’s not only a survivor, but an abc7 Cool Kid as a result of her efforts to raise money for the hospital.

Amanda, and her friend Angelica Perez, presented a check for the money they raised for leukemia to Dr. Thomas [...]

Filed under: Patients & Families, Video on March 11th, 2010 | No Comments »