Clinic in a Can Container Clinic Allows Volunteers to Treat Earthquake Survivors in Haiti

We arrived at the Leogane clinic by 10 am.…The clinic is a "clinic in a can." It is a long trailer with individual exam rooms and AC!! WOW! Each of the 2 rooms has an exam table, sink, and a wall mounted ophthalmoscope.

I saw some adorable 3-year-old twin boys today. Their house collapsed in the earthquake and they were in the house with their mother. The earthquake was on Tuesday and the family tired to get them out on Tuesday and Wednesday but were unable. On Thursday the neighbors were complaining of the smell and they were told they needed to pay to have the bodies removed. It would cost $1000 which they did not have. The boys and the mother were presumed dead. On Friday, they were again told that they needed to have someone get rid of the bodies so they were able to get the money together. As they started to dig they heart a boy crying. The two boys had been trapped since Tuesday with their dead mother. They were in the clinic tonight with their aunt.

Thanks to Kim Hardy, a volunteer in Haiti who worked in one of the Clinics in a Can that we donated to Heart to Heart, for this story. You can read more about her trip on her blog. Thanks, Kim, for your service, and thanks to all of you who have made the Clinics in a Can possible. You are touching lives!

Breakaway 2011

Last week, for the second year in a row, Hospitals of Hope hosted a volunteer team from Wheaton College over their spring break. This group – of all girls this year – spent the week shadowing doctors in the Wichita area, scraping rust spots on the exterior of containers being converted into clinics, inventorying medical supplies, and exploring Wichita. The girls also had the chance to volunteer with His Helping Hands and the Lord's Diner.

The Wichita community did a great job helping us to welcome the Wheaton team, and we'd especially like to thank Youth Horizons, for providing the girls with a place to stay, and all of the medical professionals who went out of their way to provide them with a wonderful shadowing experience.

The girls did a great job, and we loved having them. Thanks, ladies, for giving up your spring break for us!