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Help for Haiti Continues
It pays to have connections—or at least a well-connected parish member. Ron Spruill, an orthopaedic physician’s assistant, heard his pastor’s plea for medical help in Haiti. The pastor, who lived in the country for eight years, was part of Project Help Haiti and understood the magnitude of the situation. The following day Ron approached his friend and orthopaedic surgeon Ralph Salvagno, MD. “I tossed and turned the night before whether to ask Ralph to go,” says Spruill. “But when an opportunity is dumped in your lap, you gave to grab it.” When Ron asked the question, Dr. Salvagno responded with an immediate yes. Through a series of chain reactions, Dr. Salvagno, Ron Spruill, Richard Milford, MD, and Jim Roupe, CRNA, were on their way to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
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