Dr. Donald Nixon talks about Haiti

Dr. Donald Nixon Emergency Room Physician at the Westview Health Center and Royal Alexandra Hospital, gave The Rotary Club of Stony Plain a very insightful view of life in Haiti, with a slide presentation and related commentary on Wednesday May 18/11. 

Dr. Nixon as part of the  Samaritan's Purse effort, spent some time in Haiti recently dealing with the Cholera crisis in Haiti. His talk centered on the day to day conditions under which the team operated. Extreme difficulties were experienced in isolating patients in the effort to prevent contamination. Dr. Nixon related that there is a very fine line between life and death at the moment in Haiti. All the Rotarians were extemely moved by the Haitian plight and their struggle to overcome these adversities.