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Inside IDF Hospital in Haiti Eng. & Additional IDF Delegation Scheduled to Depart to Haiti

Israel was the first country to arrive and one of the only ones with a field hospital setup.
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Additional IDF Delegation Scheduled to Depart to Haiti 18/1/10
The relief delegation will be headed by the GOC of the Home Front Command
In order to assist in the ongoing rescue efforts, an additional IDF aid delegation is scheduled to depart to Haiti on Monday night (Jan. 18). The delegation will be headed by the GOC of the Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, and will also include the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Eytan Chai-Am, and the Chief Medical Officer, Brig. Gen. Nachman Ash.

The delegation will deliver relief reinforcements that include medicine and additional equipment. Upon its arrival, the delegation will examine the needs of the IDF medical staff on the scene.

The field hospital established by the IDF is one of the most advanced and includes a medical lab, a pharmacy and an x-ray center. Approximately 200 patients have been admitted to the hospital so far, most of them in moderate condition. Furthermore, 25 life-saving surgeries and three births, one of which was the delivery of a 1.8 Kilogram premature baby, were carried out.

During the day, nine American volunteers from Los Angeles joined the Israeli delegation in the field hospital in addition to the ongoing cooperation with UN forces and other search and rescue units present in the disaster zone.

Two rescue crews led by the commanders of the Home Front Command Search and Rescue Unit are also operating in the disaster stricken area in effective cooperation with the local residents.

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Added: Jan-18-2010 Occurred On: Jan-18-2010
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