Haiti’s 21st Century Makeshift Hospital

by admin | April 24th, 2010

American Doctor and Volunteers Help Haiti Get Back on its Feet with World-Class Care

By Katie Couric

(CBS) In a dusty field 200 feet from the Port-au-Prince airport, a makeshift medical center treats life-threatening injuries and chronic illnesses.

“If they come in here, they’re treated as if they’re at Mass General, Mayo or University of Miami, anywhere in the world,” said Dr. Barth Green.

CBS News anchor Katie Couric reports Green was one of the first to arrive in Haiti after the earthquake.

“The first day,” he said, “we were literally off a plane, operating on a kitchen table.”

Read the entire article here – Just click on this link

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/23/eveningnews/main6426396.shtml?tag=contentBody;featuredPost-PE

Watch this Video from CBS- Notice the Shelterbox tents in the background

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6426632n

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