On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, more than 3 million people in Haiti - about a third of this country's population - were affected by a catastrophic earthquake that has left untold numbers of dead and injured in its wake. All donations will go directly to fund the post-earthquake efforts of Partners in Health, a Boston-based non-profit that has worked on the ground in Haiti for nearly 25 years and has set up a field hospital there to treat the wounded. 

In times like these, we are reminded how grateful we are for our everyday lives and for our capacity to care for those in need and act upon that caring. We are truly grateful for your generosity during this difficult time.

To my Trauma SICU colleagues.....As a unit we are working on goals regarding where we are and where we want to be. Let this be one of our goals. Please lets come together, along with our families and friends, to respond to those who are less fortunate.

"Those who society abandons, we defend"