Around the world the lack of access to trauma and emergency medical care is a significant causes of morbidity and mortality. While developed nations have both the transportation and medical infrastructure to handle acutely ill patients effectively, these resources are lacking in developing nations, presenting a significant challenge to those caring for the acutely ill. Global Emergency Care Collaborative (GECC), a 501.3c non-profit, is a group of emergency medicine physicians dedicated to addressing these issues in a sustainable fashion. Members of GECC work with the doctors and midlevel practitioners currently providing patient care at established hospitals in developing countries. By performing assessments of community needs, working alongside medical practitioners and directly caring for patients, GECC strives to improve access to emergency care for the local people by training local providers and introducing appropriate medical technology. In addition, GECC physicians are currently developing a training course in emergency medicine for local providers. This course will contain a core didactic curriculum that will be adapted to suit the various communities with which we work.

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Two of GECC's physician members, Vice President Dr. Heather Hammerstedt and Advisory Board Member Dr. Sara Nelson are traveling to Eastern Haiti February 5-21, where they will be assisting in the relief effort after the devastating earthquake. GECC will be working with  Harvard Humanitarian Initiative to create functioning camp hospitals in the internally displaced persons camps that have sprung up near the Dominican Republic border. Due to GECC's substantial expertise in building emergency departments in rural resource poor locations, as well as our ongoing connection to Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), GECC will be joining HHI to help get the hospitals organized and provide life saving care... We desperately need help to buy medical supplies as Haiti is extraordinarily resource poor right now. I'd estimate that we'll be requested to purchase at least $3,000-$4,000 worth of medical supplies, and we especially need medications such as antibiotics, anesthetics, and pain medicines.  GECC does not have the budget to support this unexpected disaster relief effort, as we have been focused on our long term goal of sustainability in our Uganda project. Any contribution, either supplies or financial, could help us with will be very much appreciated.  Either contact us via email or contribute directly to GECC via our PayPal Donate button below (please put in the comments section "Haiti Relief", so we know where you want your money to go!). Thank you for your continued generous support.

How You Can Help

Again, donations of any size will make a difference. Please help GECC today! Make checks payable to GECC and indicate "Haiti Relief" in the memo line. Contributions can be sent to:

GECC c/o Mark Bisanzo

67 DeGroff Place

Park Ridge, NJ 07656

or click below to donate online

We will send you a tax exemption receipt.