February 2010
9 posts
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Operation Rainbow brought a photographer Michael Lee to document their trip to Buen Samaritano. His photos are breathtaking, and their work is inspiring.
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Bittersweet goodbyes
I’m writing to you on my last night in Jimani; feebly attempting to discover a metaphor that would describe any part of this slice of time in this spot on our planet. It’s an impossible task; I can only share what in the telling seems like brief episodes of a two dimensional mini-series compared to actuality. And I’m feeling very sad.
I’m not sure exactly how long I’ve been down here. I...
New phases and levels of care
The days are long, the work is endless and the needs of the people are virtually infinite but we all, patients, families and volunteers alike, move forward.
There has been a subtle but palpable change in the atmosphere here at Good Samaritan. Our roles are becoming more well defined and we are becoming more efficient in them. Our group, many of us virtual strangers at the beginning of the...
Solidarité
Nearly two weeks have past. As of today, nearly thirty Vermont-derived citizens are working or have worked at The Good Samaritan Hospital (Hóspital Buen Samaritano) in Jimani, Dominican Republic. What started as a small hospital run by missionaries was transformed into a trauma center run by volunteers after it was overrun by Haitian refugees after a devastating earthquake occurred on 12 January...
January 2010
6 posts
Saludos otra véz
Hello again from the DR! It has been four days since my last update, and boy have we been busy. I have a lot to tell you all. To add some context to this post, I would like to preface this with the fact that I am currently in a bus on the way from Santo Domingo to Jimani with another group of Vermonters! There are 13 additional Vermont-derived staff members joining us and we are all very excited!...
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Greetings from the Dominican Republic!
Many apologies for the delay in a blog posting, but we have been extremely busy since we arrived. For those that are unaware, you are reading the online journal of the Vermont Haiti Relief Team. We are a team of healthcare professionals from Fletcher Allen Healthcare in Burlington, Vermont. On January 20, 2010, a group of twelve individuals left the state of Vermont to assist with the devastation...