Above: A snapshot of Ian Rawson's blog accounting the care at Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti.When I was watching ABC News coverage of the Haiti earthquake, I saw someone from Haiti that I recognized from years back.
Ian Rawson is a very humble, cheerful man I met several years ago at a conference my mom went to in 2002 or 2003. I think my mom introduced me to him because he was a man who knew how things worked in the medical circuit (I had been interested in working in medicine since high school). He also was a former hospital administrator. I remember during breakfast, over some chopped fruits and a danish in a large ballroom, we were talking about how it was to get into medical school. He gave me some good encouragement and wished me the best with a smile before we had to leave. I had to take a picture with him, and it was so good it landed in one of our family albums.
A few days ago, however, there his face was on TV, and this time, not smiling... crying. As he talked to the reporter, he looked like he was in pain, as a country who he has dedicated his life to has been struck with disaster. Mr. Rawson serves on the board of directors for the hospital, a hospital that he showed that he clearly cares about. According to the accounts on ABC news, people are making a 50 mile, 3 hour trip out to Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, which was not damaged by the earthquake, to get medical care not currently present in the capital.
Mr. Rawson started a blog covering day-to-day accounts at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer. And at present he seems to be getting a hold of the situation, with surgical teams and doctors coming from the United States to take care of the increased load. With the hard work of the staff that is evident in the blog, along with the heart that Mr. Rawson has, I can see them reaching to as many people in Haiti that they possibly can. I send Mr. Rawson, the doctors, and the patients my prayers.
- For those of you interested keeping up with the day-to-day accounts with Mr. Rawson,
Visit: http://hashaiti.blogspot.com/. - For more information on the hospital and Mr. Rawson,
Visit http://www.hashaiti.org/. - To donate directly to the hospital,
Please follow the link on his blog or the website.
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