Update
January
21:
Here
is
the
latest
news
from
Hopital
Sacre
Coeur;


Yesterday
(Wednesday)
we
received
14
airlifted
patients
from
Port
au
Prince.

At
the

start
of
the
day
today
we
had
a
total
of
140
quake
victims.

The
new
volunteers
arrived

this
afternoon
and
hit
the
ground
running
as
the
helicopters
began
to
arrive.

Six

helicopter
flights
with
at
least
20
patients
descended
in
an
hour
and
a
half,
all
severely

injured
with
crush
wounds,
burns,
trauma
and
fractures.





Dr
Peter
Kelly
told
me
how
proud
he
is
of
the
hospital
staff
and
volunteers.

A
MASH

type
operation
has
now
been
established.

A
helicopter
lands,
patients
are
transported

in
our
ambulances
from
the
'helopad'
(soccer
field)
to
the
‘triage
area’
(school

classrooms
across
the
street)
within
5
minutes.

They
are
triaged,
evaluated
and
then

rushed
to
one
of
the
available
hospital
operating
rooms.

It
is
a
very
efficient
operation

and
lots
of
lives
are
being
saved.




We
currently
have
3
ER
doctors
in
triage
,
2
Internists
doing
pre‐op
and
post‐op,
9

orthopedic
surgeons,
6
general
surgeons,
3
anesthesiologists,
2
CRNAs
and
11

nurses.
These
volunteers
are
in
addition
to
our
permanent
Haitian
staff
of
247
(both

medical
and
non‐medical).

The
general
operations
of
the
hospital
have
had
minimum

disruption.

The
sick
and
poor
of
the
North
of
Haiti
are
still
receiving
the
quality
of
care

they
need
and
deserve
thanks
to
our
wonderful
Haitian
staff.




Volunteers
have
come
from
Florida,
Massachusetts,
New
Jersey,
Iowa,
New
Mexico
and

Idaho.


Several
of
them
members
of
the
Order
of
Malta.

Another
five
Caritas
Christi

medical
personnel
are
arriving
tomorrow
with
more
essential
supplies.
We
have
2,500

lbs
of
supplies
arriving
between
today
and
tomorrow
but
we
are
going
through
them

fast.




We
are
receiving
through
the
US
Navy
and
US
Coast
Guard
helos,
the
most
severely

injured
because
we
have
the
capacity
and
expertise
to
treat
them.

We
are
doing
all
we

can
for
as
many
as
we
can.

100
cots
are
arriving
tomorrow
and
200
more
are
on
the

way.

We
need
large
tents
that
can
cover
100
cots
and
we
urgently
need
Lovenox
(anti‐
coagulant).






Our
volunteers
on
the
ground
are
doing
heroic
work,
between
25
and
50
cases
a
day

depending
on
how
many
patients
we
receive.

It
is
utterly
heartbreaking
to
watch
the

images
and
read
the
news
about
Haiti
at
present
but
at
least
in
our
little
corner
of
the

country
a
big
difference
is
being
made
and
there
is
a
glimmer
of
hope.

Helicopters
have

been
scarce
at
times
and
that
has
been
difficult
because
it
is
the
only
way
that
the

critically
injured
can
reach
us.

We
are
hopeful
that
the
stream
of
airlifted
patients

will
increase
because
we
are
willing
to
stretch
to
the
max
and
beyond,
even

to
accommodate
another
100
patients
.

Please
pray
for
the
efforts
of
all
involved.

We

could
not
do
this
without
the
support
of
all
of
you.




Thanks
again,



Denise
Kelly





Update
from
Hopital
Sacre
Coeur,
Saturday,
23
January
2010:


To
date
we
have
received
approximately
250
severely
injured
patients
from
Port
au

Prince.
Of
those
who
have
been
treated,
20
have
been
discharged
and
a
further
20
are

in
the
process
of
being
rehabilitated
into
the
community
to
make
room
for
additional

patients
arriving.
Patients
are
still
arriving
by
road
in
addition
to
the
7‐8
helos
per
day

(total
of
42
airlifted
yesterday).

The
helos
are
landing
late
into
the
night
and
the

orthopedic
and
general
surgeons
and
their
teams
work
past
midnight.

Medical

volunteers
are
working
night
shifts
to
provide
follow
up
care.

An
additional
high
school

has
been
taken
over
to
use
as
a
ward
for
acute
care
and
hospitalization.

There
are
now

three
schools
in
the
community
that
have
been
turned
into
hospital
wards
and
triage.




At
present
there
are
50
volunteers,
one
of
our
regular
volunteer
teams
of
7
led
by
Dr

Gashti
(general
surgery)
arrived
today
and
a
medical
team
of
11
(orthopedic
team#4)

arrive
tomorrow
and
also
a
team
of
9
from
MA.

With
the
additional
volunteers
and

space,
we
are
still
willing
and
able
to
accommodate
another
100
patients.

We
have

grown
to
a
300+
bed
hospital
in
less
than
a
week
but
our
quality
of
care
has
not
been

compromised.






We
have
a
long
list
of
needed
supplies
and
equipment
that
we
are
trying
to
source.

The

big
equipment
items
include
3
anesthesia
machines,
a
portable
x‐ray
with
c‐arm,
3
big

autoclaves
and
100
hospital
beds
with
sheets
and
blankets.




Two
of
the
Caritas
Christi
volunteers
on‐site
shared
the
following:


"A
wonderful
cooperative
effort.


I
can’t
express
how
unselfish
and
giving
the
medical

team
is;
all
wonderful
people.
We
have
seen
the
most
horrific
consequences
of
this

natural
disaster,
yet
to
a
person,
each
of
us
noted
with
awe
that
the
one
thing
that
has

been
so
uplifting
is
to
witness
the
tremendous
outpouring
of
support
from
the
Haitian

people
toward
their
countrymen.

Not
one
staff
member
has
complained
about
the

stress
or
hardship
working
under
extraordinarily
difficult
conditions.”

Deb
Clarke


“The
first
night
at
1AM,
while
making
rounds
I
encountered
a
young
girl
around
8
or
9

years
old,
with
a
high
fever
and
in
a
lot
of
pain.

I
turned
to
who
I
thought
was
her

mother
at
her
bedside
and,
through
an
interpreter,
spoke
to
her
about
planned

tests.

Her
responses
evoked
the
pain
and
caring
of
a
loving
mother.


When
asked
how

she
planned
to
ultimately
return
to
Port
au
Prince
with
her
daughter,
I
was
informed

that
she
was
not
related,
but
lived
locally
and
only
met
her
the
day
before.

For
the
past

36
hours
she
had
been
sitting
in
vigil
caring
for
her,
holding
her
hand,
washing
her
twice

daily,
and
providing
solace
and
comfort
to
a
pure
stranger.
“

Mark
Pearlmutter
MD

As
you
can
tell
our
volunteers,
Hopital
Sacre
Coeur
staff
and
the
Milot
community
are

working
together
to
make
miracles
happen.

Visit
our
website
www.crudem.org
for

more
information,
blogs
from
volunteers
and
follow
us
on
twitter
and
facebook

crudem_haiti.

We
are
very
grateful
for
your
continued
support
of
our
efforts.



Denise
Kelly





Jan
25
Update
from
CRUDEM's
Hopital
Sacre
Coeur,
Milot
Haiti




Sunday
the
patients
continued
to
arrive
in
a
steady
stream
by
helicopters
and
by
road.


Doctors
from
the
French
Government
field
hospital
in
Port
au
Prince
visited
to
view
our

facility
and
capabilities.

They
were
very
impressed
and
within
an
hour
2
of
their
helos

arrived
with
10
patients.

At
the
time
I
made
contact
40
patients
had
arrived.




Today
the
Navy
were
due
to
arrive
at
the
hospital
to
see
our
capacity
and
capabilities

and
to
co‐ordinate
efforts
going
forward.
We
are
a
major
player
in
the
rescue
effort
not

only
because
of
our
expanded
facilities,
numerous
skilled
volunteers
and
strong

supportive
local
community
but
because
we
seem
to
be
the
first
hospital
in
the
country

with
a
system
in
place
for
rehabilitation
of
patients.

Vision
of
Hope,
a
mission
3
miles

from
Hopital
Sacre
Coeur
has
opened
their
doors
to
take
our
discharged
patients
(50
so

far)
and
care
of
them
until
they
are
ready
to
return
to
their
families.

Their
doctors
come

to
Hopital
Sacre
Coeur
during
the
day
and
so
are
aware
of
the
needs
of
each
patient

when
they
transfer
them
to
the
other
site.
This
gives
us
space
to
take
additional
critical

surgical
cases.
We
currently
have
70
medical
volunteers
from
the
U.S.
working
round

the
clock.

We
are
still
willing
to
take
100
more
patients
initially
and
more
as

rehabiliation
continues.





Hopital
Sacre
Coeur
is
now
posted
on
the
blog
of
General
Fraser
of
the
Southern

Command
‐http://www.southcom.mil/AppsSC/Blog.php.




Here
is
an
excerpt
from
Dr
Steve
Fletcher,
K.M.
who
just
returned
to
New
Jersey.





"Well
we
finally
made
it
back
yesterday
on
a
private
jet
owned
by
IWorks
who
has

apparently
donated
their
entire
fleet
of
two
jets
and
three
helicopters
to
Haitian

humanitarian
efforts...We
are
exhausted
and
emotionally
drained.
There
isn't
one
of
us

who
didn't
breakdown
at
least
once
during
the
week.
For
the
first
two
days
after
the

urology
team
left
we
were
it.
My
guys
did
everything
from
general
surgery
to

orthopedics.
Dr.
Lovejoy's
team
of
orthopedists
arrived
on
Monday
and
we
rapidly

expanded
the
work
and
the
hospital.
Rick
Pitera,
our
anesthesiologist
and
K.M.
to
be
in

November
was
amazing.
On
his
suggestion
we
converted
the
little
delivery
room
into
a

fully
functioning
operating
room
but
without
OR
lights
(these
are
coming).





We
took
the
three
examining
rooms
across
the
hall
from
the
OR
and
converted
them

into
procedure
rooms
complete
with
oxygen
and
now
monitors
so
we
can
give

conscious
sedation
and
do
wound
washouts,
casting
and
debridements.
The
waiting

room
is
now
a
pre‐op
area.
The
patients
who
need
x‐ray
are
now
transported
up
the

road
next
to
the
cemetery
through
the
back
gate
so
they
no
longer
go
through
the

hospital.
Post
op
patients
are
sent
across
the
street
to
the
school
that
has
now
become

a
temporary
hospital.
One
side
is
post
op
and
the
other
,on
the
left
as
you
enter
the

grounds,
is
where
all
new
patients
are
evaluated
and
prioritized
for
x‐ray
and
surgery.





Phillips
donated
all
new
state
of
the
art
monitors
for
all
of
the
rooms
and
the
recovery

room
and
a
few
for
across
the
street
at
the
school
which
we
now
call
"Hotel
Milot"
(
I

think
that
was
Rick's
idea).
None
of
us
really
wanted
to
leave
but
it
was
time.
There
are

so
many
people
doing
great
work
that
it
really
blows
your
mind.
For
our
part
we
hope

we
helped
lay
the
ground
work
for
great
things
to
come
for
Sacre
Coeur
and
Milot.
Be

well
and
God
bless."




Support
our
efforts
by
donating
through
our
website
www.crudem.org
or
checks
can
be

sent
to




CRUDEM
Foundation
Inc/Hopital
Sacre
Coeur

362
Sewall
Street

PO
Box
804

Ludlow
MA
01056




Our
sincere
thanks
for
your
support.