• Feb 6, 2010
• Home to Philadelphia
• Dr. Mehta describes a tour of the ravaged city of Port-au-Prince and the Penn team's return home to Philadelphia in the middle of a major snowstorm.

• Feb 5, 2010
• Last Words
• Dr. Ashburn reports, as the Penn Team prepares to leave Cange, the chief of the hospital tells them, "You have been wonderful. You are now part of Haiti."

• Feb 5, 2010
• Finding New Equipment, Leaving Haiti
• On the Penn team's last day in Cange, they are surprised to find newly donated medical and surgical technology, Dr. Mehta reports. They see a few mor patients before leaving for Port-au-Prince and home.

• Feb 4, 2010
• Last Full Day of Operating
• Dr. Mehta describes the Penn team's last full day operating on patients in Haiti, reports eagerness to come home, and reflects on continuing to help Haiti in the future – and on the country's beauty.

• Feb 4, 2010
• Communication with the Medical Teams
• Effective communication among medical team members is strained with the language barrier, Dr. Ashburn reports, but the Penn team has helped implement some improvements.

• Feb 3, 2010
• A Progression in Treatments Offered
• The type of medical and surgical treatments the team can offer has progressed, Dr. Mehta observes, though the challenges in Haiti remain immense.

• Feb 3, 2010
• Surrounded by Life as Well as Suffering
• Treatment and pain management for the injured continues, as life persists amid suffering for the crowd of patients and families now at Cange, Dr. Ashburn reports.

• Feb 2, 2010
• More Patients, and Security
• Large numbers of new patients arrive at Cange, Dr. Mehta reports, and security personnel are now among them.

• Feb 2, 2010
• Game Changing Day
• An influx of injured and sick Haitians has arrived at Cange from Port-au-Prince, Dr. Ashburn reports.

• Feb 1, 2010
• A New Week, Team Building, Late Night
• Dr. Mehta discusses the team's reflection on their experience, looking ahead to the next medical team's arrival, and seeing a patient late at night.

• Feb 1, 2010
• Need for More Amputations Due to Infection
• Dr. Sarani reports on the difficult situation many patients now face in Haiti, as infections at amputation sites make it necessary to remove more of the affected limb.

• Feb 1, 2010
• Patient Cases Shifting from Orthopaedics to Wound Care, and Patient Transport
• Dr. Ashburn reports on changes in the types of cases they see as time goes on, and appreciates the efforts of the patient transport workers.

• Jan 31, 2010
• Routines, An OR Flood, and Time Off
• Dr. Mehta describes the Penn team's daily schedule in Haiti, reports finding a flooded operating room, and takes some time off with the team on Sunday afternoon to visit Cange's water pump.

• Jan 31, 2010
• Team Routines, Graciousness, and Looking Ahead
• Babak Sarani, MD, reports on his experiences with the Penn Medicine team in Haiti.

• Jan 31, 2010
• Wet Start with Flooded OR
• On a Sunday in Haiti, Dr. Ashburn reports on staying up late to finish cases, and finding the operating rooms flooded in the morning.

• Jan 30, 2010
• Planning for Transitions
• On a busy working Saturday, Dr. Mehta reflects on how medical care in Haiti will proceed after the Penn team's anticipated departure in a week.

• Jan 30, 2010
• Empty Beds, Education, and Teamwork
• The Haitian medical providers are hardworking and dedicated, Dr. Ashburn reports. And, for the first time since the Penn team's arrival, there are empty beds.

• Jan 30, 2010
• Improvised Telemedicine, Howling at Dogs
• The Penn Medicine team in Haiti has learned to improvise to collaborate with colleagues at home, Dr. Ashburn reports.

• Jan 29, 2010
• A Difficult Day, Helped by Remarkable Partners in Health
• The team faces a difficult day in Haiti, Dr. Mehta reports, including a 12-year-old boy with a brain injury who couldn't be saved, and another young boy with osteosarcoma.

• Jan 29, 2010
  
• Day 4 Update: Boy with Epidural Hematoma, Booked OR
• Dr. Ashburn reports on helping the mother of young man with a brain injury, and a busy OR schedule.

• Jan 29, 2010
• "Her Momma is Dead"
• Dr. Ashburn reports on the case of a girl with a sadly common experience: waking up from a procedure, calling for a parent who is no longer there.

• Jan 28, 2010
• A More Organized Approach
• Dr. Mehta describes the Penn team's efforts to improve the quality of medical care despite immense challenges in Haiti.

• Jan 28, 2010
  
• Patient Cases and Integrating Teams
• Dr. Ashburn reports on the wounds and infections the team is treating, and on the integration of the Penn team with other caregivers in the hospital.

• Jan 28, 2010
• Morning Update: Cases and Pacing
• Dr. Ashburn reports in on waking to church music, patient updates, and planning a regular schedule for caring for patients at the clinic.

• Jan 27, 2010
• Developing a New Routine
• On the first full day of providing care at the hospital in Haiti, Dr. Mehta describes the Penn Team's new routine – and major changes from what they experience in the United States.

• Jan 27, 2010
• Emergency Room and Surgeries
• Dr. Ashburn shares a photo of the one-room ER and reports that the team's surgeries have begun.

• Jan 27, 2010
• Morning of Day 3: Operating and Expressing Gratitude
• Dr. Ashburn expresses gratitude to the team's host and discusses anesthesiology in the care of Haitian patients.

• Jan 26, 2010
• A "Tour" Turns into Rounds
• After the Penn Medicine team's arrival at the hospital in Cange, it's time to get to work, Dr. Mehta reports.

• Jan 26, 2010
• At the Surgery Ward
• Dr. Ashburn describes a church located near the hospital that has been converted to a surgical ward.

• Jan 26, 2010
• Day 2: At the Medical Facility in Cange
• The team arrives at the hospital in Cange and begins seeing patients, Dr. Mehta reports.

• Jan 25, 2010
• The Importance of Preparation and Identification
• Identifying colors make a difference, Dr. Ashburn observes.

• Jan 25, 2010
• Safe at the Tent City
• Michael Ashburn, MD, MPH, MBA, reports in from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

• Jan 25, 2010
• Day 1: From Philadelphia to Port-au-Prince
• Samir Mehta, MD describes the Penn Medicine team's first-day experiences traveling to Haiti to provide medical relief to earthquake victims.