University of Michigan Health System: Haiti Response News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www.med.umich.edu/news Copyright 2011, The University of Michigan jesssoul@med.umich.edu (Jessica Soulliere) wkolcz@med.umich.edu (Wally Kolcz) Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:39:34 EST University of Michigan Health System http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu RSS FEED CHANGES - PLEASE READ The University of Michigan Health System is migrating its RSS news feeds to a new server, and streamlining the number of feeds offered.'nbsp;Anyone currently subscribing to the older'nbsp;RSS feeds'nbsp;should visit http://www.uofmhealth.org/News/RSS'nbsp;immediately to subscribe to one or more of the new feeds. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1915 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1915 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:28:00 EST Haiti Response U-M Health System medical team returns from Haiti The University of Michigan Health System has welcomed back its team of ten volunteer medical professionals who have spent the past two weeks supporting the U.S. Navy'rsquo;s medical mission in Haiti. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1499 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1499 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST All U-M Student Nurses' Association raises funds to help Haitian peers On Feb. 20, the U-M Student Nurses' Association will sponsor the 3rd annual Hope for Haiti Charity Ball to raise money for the school, which offers the country's only four-year baccalaureate nursing program. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7519 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7519 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST All Vigil on the Diag: Remembering victims of the Haiti earthquake A candlelight vigil to remember the victims and survivors of the Haiti earthquake took place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, on the Diag. The program will include speakers, music and information on how individuals, student groups, departments and other members of the community can assist with relief. http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/100128/vigil http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/100128/vigil Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST All From the Field: Calming Translation Jan. 22, 2010 update from Dr. Sacha Montas We arrived in Jimani, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday Jan. 20. The original plan was to work a few days in Jimani and then make our way to Leogane, Haiti, a city about 20 miles West of Port-au-Prince. https://www.umhaitirelief.org/?p=234 https://www.umhaitirelief.org/?p=234 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST All Student-led effort answers earthquake victims' call for help A student-run initiative, supported by staff from several schools and departments across U-M, is uniting campus efforts to help those devastated by the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12. U-M Haiti Relief 2010, is organizing and implementing student-led relief efforts for victims in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/100122/haitistudent http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/100122/haitistudent Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST All Two patients from Haiti arrive at UMHS
Two patients from Haiti have arrived at UMHS, transported by the Survival Flight fixed-wing aircraft, and are now receiving advanced specialized care from our teams.'nbsp;The patients have injuries that require complex care that'rsquo;s available at few medical centers in the country, among them UMHS.
 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1453 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1453 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:30:00 EST Haiti Response Nursing foundation leader discusses health care challenges in Haiti Potholes as large as buildings. Hospitals that don'rsquo;t provide sheets, meals or medication on site. Treeless hills that enable massive flooding, and garbage filled drainage systems. These were all health care problems before the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/100119/haitinurse http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/100119/haitinurse Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST All U-M Health System offers medical supplies, air ambulance to Haiti The University of Michigan Health System is mobilizing a multifaceted response to the earthquake disaster in Haiti, coordinated by a task force of UMHS leaders. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1439 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1439 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:35:00 EST All In memoriam: Haiti victim with U-M ties It is with great sadness that the university campus acknowledges the loss of Sergio Balistra, 44, a member of the University of Michigan 2009 Haiti Violence Assessment study. Balistra, although not a student or member of U-M staff or faculty, was an integral member of the research team conducting a nationwide study of health and harm in Haiti. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7489 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7489 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST All