Help for Haiti
News video courtesy KMSP-TV.
January 12, 2010 began as any normal day, until tragedy struck and a major earthquake devastated the country of Haiti. Many of us felt helpless seeing pictures of the destruction and the thousands of dead and injured people.
Queen of Peace Hospital's Chief of Anesthesiology, Jean Nusbaum, MD and Clinical Nurse Specialist, Joan Gunderson, RN returned from Haiti on Thursday, February 4 after spending a week helping the injured people of that country. They were part of the first medical team sent by Partners in Health and No Time for Poverty. Both of these organizations have worked in Haiti for years.
- See a gallery of photos from the trip
- Watch an interview with No Time For Poverty leaders on KARE-11 TV after they returned from Haiti
Supporting the Medical Mission
We are very grateful to these two who put themselves at risk, along with putting their lives and work on hold, to go help. Our employees have worked tirelessly to support their efforts and raise funds for the people of Haiti. All donated funds have been directed to the areas most in need, working through Partners in Health and No Time for Poverty.
Jean Nusbaum, MD was commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in 1989, and has many years of experience as an anesthesiologist in naval field hospitals.
Joan Gunderson has been on numerous medical missions with Smile Network International, a global humanitarian organization that provides free surgeries for children in developing countries who are born with cleft lips and palates.
No Time For Poverty
No Time For Poverty, based in St. Paul, has been actively involved in Haiti for years. They are building a pediatric clinic in Port Salut, Haiti that will provide high quality, affordable medical, dental, surgical, and optical care for children between the ages of 1 day to 16 years old who currently die of disease and illness easily preventable and treatable in the United States.
They also support water quality, sanitation, food supply, community education, and professional education programs.
For more information, visit the No Time for Poverty website.