Our ESF team Haiti responded to United Airlines request for emergency medical assistance on board UA Flight 1464 between Port au Prince and Newark on March 28, 2013. A young woman was found on the floor of the plane complaining of an acute abdomen. Our team promptly dashed from their seats and obtained the necessary history of …
March 22-28 The ESF-Drexel team was able to successfully support over 1,030 persons between 3 different sites in Port-Au-Prince (175 at Camp Sineous at the AMURT primary school and 125 at Foundation Sens Universal et Damabiah Orphanage in Delmas 48), Croix Des Bouquete (255 day 1 and 350 day 2 and 125 day 3 at …
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Crystal Taylor, M.S., ESF Director for Mental Health and Wellness on her achievement in supporting ESF in Haiti using Mindfulness to assist in the post traumatic stress and overall wellness experienced by the Haitian community in Port-Au-Prince. Crystal will be collaborating with two other members of …
We held our “Supplies Packing Party” for Haiti Group M’s upcoming mission at Drexel University. This packing party is a tradition that ESF started years ago to condense medication for transport and delivery to the Haitian community. We unpack our supplies and condense them as much as possible to achieve maximum space and cost savings …
Team ESF will continues the ongoing efforts to build sustainable health and wellness programs to improve the lives within the Haitian community. ESF Team Haiti, Group L deployed December 14 through the 22, 2012. The team partnered with the “Haitian American Caucus” (HAC), AMURT and “Life is Good” to service the PAP and Croix Des Boquettes …
ESF-Drexel University partnership has proven to be a great success from the start. The festive event was filled with great food, friends and laughter. The team raised money to help offset the cost of providing free, unexpired medication including hard to obtain antibiotics, assist in training Haitian health and public advocates, provide free health screenings …
Drexel announces partnership with ESF. The Nurse Practitioner Programs, Family Nurse Practitioner Track, is partnering with Explorers Sans Frontières (ESF) to offer it’s FNP V Students a experience to travel to Haiti for a week long experience providing primary health care and education underserved populations. Please read the attached document for more information. Press Release …
Philadelphia, PA / May 10, 2012 – Drexel University’s College of Nursing & Health Professionals has taken the plunge granting their Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program the opportunity to travel to Haiti and gain hands-on experience with the many communities in need. Thanks to a committee of Drexel Faculty, FNP Residents, ESF leadership team, Drexel’s …
The team was deployed March 13-19, 2011 and was led by RN Bob Rathmann and Dr. Kelly Eberhardt and Jr. Leader, April Elder and David Pierre, PCOM 2nd year Medical Students. View Photos >>
Sept. 16 – Sept. 21, 2010 ESF Team Leader, Robert Rathmann ESF is supporting the ongoing disaster relief efforts into Haiti by bridging the connection with local Philadelphians and national volunteers to serve directly in the area that has received limited support or resources. ESF is in need of medical, dental, medicine and food supplies as …
