Chris Buresh and Casey Panko, a UI Hospitals and Clinics emergency-medicine physician and emergency department nurse respectively, served as team leaders when traveling to Haiti in March along with other Community Health Initiative volunteers, bringing health care to rural villages in Haiti. Story from: Des Moines Register
University of Iowa alumnus Shaun Harty first flew to Haiti while a student at UI to volunteer with the Community Health Initiative. He has since visited on five separate occasions, providing healthcare and conducting research in his efforts to serve the country's poor.
Story from: Patch.com
The young life of Bedica Ermilus will be celebrated with a memorial service Saturday, as those whose hearts she stole during her life-saving trip from her native Haiti to Iowa City in March mourn the infant who died just days after returning home, likely from disease common in Haiti. Story
Bedica Ermilus may never know of all of the people who came together and worked hard to bring her to University of Iowa Children’s Hospital for a surgery that would save her life but it’s a sure bet they’ll never forget her. Photo Feature
