Today was medical clinic day in Haina, which as usual called for all hands on deck. Please don't tell the FDA, but the pharmacy was primarily staffed by a completely untrained/unlicensed pharmacist (Mike "Mr. Gower" Womack) an 11 year-old girl (Annabelle Boyd) and 13 year-old boy (Connor Regan).
Apart from that slight compliance-related oversight, it was quite a well-organized and efficient operation, run at the Haina community and cultural center around the corner from the worksite. By day's end, approximately 132 families (typically 4-6 per family) had been seen and treated by 10 volunteer Dominican doctors plus Woodside's own nursing angels Carrie Steele and Kami Schaal. The thing we can never forget about these days is that for the most part, the Dominicans who come to see our team during these visits are quite likely seeing a doctor for their one time all year. Between the care they received, the medications that were disbursed and the 600-odd personal healthcare kits handed to each visitor, we can take heart that we left Haina just a bit better than we found it this morning.
But one of my favorite observations: at the end of the day I noticed our security guard leading a group of local community center volunteers in prayer. That, folks, is why we do this.
Dios te bendiga!
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