A recent NPR article about rebuilding efforts in post-earthquake Haiti featured this photo slideshow that includes gripping images of Childrens Hospital Chief of Surgery, Dr. Henri Ford. The photos play to audio from a Morning Edition radio piece profiling rescue and reconstruction efforts currently underway. Haiti Moves Past Broken Bones To Future Needs Tweet
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti on January 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
Update from Dr. Henri Ford (Received January 26, 3:56 p.m.) “This is the most remarkable story I have seen these past 2 weeks! This man was just rescued from the rubble ALIVE and brought to our field hospital. He is in stable condition. I could not contain myself! There is complete jubilation in the hospital! [...]
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti on January 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Update from Henri Ford, MD (received January 24, 7:52 p.m.) Dr. Ford’s Brothers . . . “Siblings work to heal Haiti” “This afternoon, I had a chance to visit my 2 other brothers, also physicians (pulmonologist and anesthesiologist) who came to help out as well. CNN interviewed them the other day. They are working with [...]
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti on January 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Update from Dr. Henri Ford (received January 21st, 6:51 p.m.) “It’s been a tiring 24-36 hour period. Our team has been trying to reach as many injured patients as possible from the surrounding community to coordinate more comprehensive health care: Urgent care including operations Short- and long-term follow up care Logistics of food and water [...]
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti on January 22nd, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Just wanted to share with our readers a news piece on Southern California Public Radio’s site featuring other ways that Dr. Henri Ford is helping besides offering medical expertise. In this piece, he is characterized as being “the camp fixer:” “At this point, Henri Ford walks up. He’s a native Haitian, a surgeon with positions [...]
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti on January 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
Watch the video footage of Dr. Henri Ford being interviewed by David Ono of abc7′s Eyewitness News. Ono interviews Ford about: His establishment of a clinic on site How this work is a homecoming for him Collaboration with physicians at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Thank you David Ono and abc7 for sharing the work that Dr. Ford [...]
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti on January 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Dr. Henri Ford was recently interviewed by David Ono of abc7 “Eyewitness News,” and we’ve just been advised that the interview will be aired at 6:00 p.m. tonight. More about Dr. Henri Ford More about David Ono Visit the site of abc7 News Tweet
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti on January 20th, 2010 | No Comments »
In 2008, I had the opportunity to come to work for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as a Senior Systems Trainer in the Information Services Department.
I never imagined coming back to Children’s, much less to work here, after Ryane’s passing. However my wife had a feeling that someday I would work here because of our experience and the mission of the hospital.
We are truly grateful to honor Ryane’s memory by serving the staff and families here at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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Update from Dr. Henri Ford, surgeon-in-chief at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (January 19, 2010): “The operating rooms are fully functional and we are seeing many infected wounds (many where gangrene has already set in). We’re also seeing a seemingly endless number of fractures, many of which require amputation because there has been no one able to care for [...]
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti on January 20th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Update from Dr. Henri Ford (Monday, January 18th 9:18 p.m.): “Our team just moved to the Gheskio Clinic, which is closer to the epicenter of the earthquake. Setting up the operating rooms tonight. Several cases lined up for the morning already. Many people (hundreds if not thousands) are living in tents just outside the clinic [...]
Filed under: Doctors, Haiti, Patients & Families on January 19th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
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