We had our final Salt Lake City Team meeting Monday night, where we discussed last minute items, and, more importantly, who could squeeze what extra supplies in their suitcase. Joan, our lead physical therapist, wins. She's taking seven pairs of crutches in her husband's golf bag!
Our pre-team of Sylvia, Jordan, Karen, Dr. Jimenez, and Mandi are on the red-eye to Atlanta tonight to hop the first flight to San Salvador in the morning. Along with them? William, a resident surgeon at the Hospital Nacional General who has been training at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center with Hofmann Arthritis Institute for the past month. The pre-team will begin to unpack and will determine the lay of the land before the rest of the team arrives Saturday night.
We’ll begin screening patients bright and early Sunday morning, and start our whirlwind of surgeries Sunday afternoon. This trip is sponsored by Operation Walk Utah, but we will have volunteers joining us from Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Ohio, and Oklahoma.
Keep an eye out for posts from our trip!
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