On Tuesday, January 26, Twin Cities Orthopedics’ Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Kurt Anderson left for Port-au-Prince, Haiti knowing that all he would have to eat for the next week was the food he could carry with him.

He was the second physician from Twin Cities Orthopedics to travel to Haiti.

His trip was organized by the non-profit group, Partners in Health (PIH). Like many other doctors in the region, Dr. Anderson received an email from the group inviting him to jump on a plane and help the survivors of a devastating earthquake.

Although the invitation warned that the area could be dangerous and that conditions included limited water supply and sleeping in a tent, that did not stop Dr. Anderson.

In Port au Prince since Tuesday, Dr. Anderson has been working at a 250-bed hospital called St. Damien’s. The hospital is primarily supported by an organization called Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (NPH) and is the only hospital in Haiti to provide free pediatric health care.

Dr. Anderson will be returning to Minneapolis on February 3rd. We’ll share more of his story after he returns.

View Dr. Anderson’s Profile.

To learn more about the Hospital, where Dr. Anderson is working, please visit: http://saintdamienhospital.wordpress.com.

To learn more about Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, please visit: http://www.nph.org/.