Setting Up For Clinic Day

  Unpacking Boxes 
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Cusco, Peru - Dee Fuchs, support staff:  The morning began with transportation at 7:15 am from the hotel to the hospital. We were welcomed by Dr. Mario Cornejo and escorted in for a brief but heartfelt reception. We then immediately walked through the halls, filled with Peruanas and staff, to find both the clinic and surgical areas. Then the work began. The surgeons, anesthesiologists and OR nurses unpacked and setup the surgical room with two sets of tables and equipment while the PACU nurses unpacked and setup the recovery area. The rest of the team, (the pediatrician, one anesthesiologist and the support staff) began the setup of the clinic while future patients lined the hallway outside.