By Ray SchmidtI’m excited to go back to Honduras—even though it is Valentine’s Day. We are partnering with GE on another project that will have a great impact in that country. We are donating and installing medical equipment for a 65-bed neonatal care unit. This includes a 10-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a 25-bed intermediate care unit, and a 30-bed neonatal ward. In addition, the electrical system for the entire unit was upgraded and we added a power supply (UPS) system that cannot be interupted. The UPS will keep the power surges, brown outs and black outs from damaging the equipment.
The Escuela Hospital had over 15,000 births last year. The average stay after a mother gives birth is 8 hours. The hospital just doesn’t have the room to keep mothers and their babies any longer than that unless there are complications.
I arrived this afternoon in Tegucigalpa (Tegus for short) and the landing was quite exciting. Approaching the airport requires a lot of turns and adjustments by the pilot and then a quick drop and landing followed by a slamming on the brakes. It was quite intense. One of the passengers commented that it’s like “landing in a teacup.” I went to Youtube and watched several clips of airplanes landing at the Tegus airport. I now see why the landing was so exciting.
The Escuela Hospital had over 15,000 births last year. The average stay after a mother gives birth is 8 hours. The hospital just doesn’t have the room to keep mothers and their babies any longer than that unless there are complications.
I arrived this afternoon in Tegucigalpa (Tegus for short) and the landing was quite exciting. Approaching the airport requires a lot of turns and adjustments by the pilot and then a quick drop and landing followed by a slamming on the brakes. It was quite intense. One of the passengers commented that it’s like “landing in a teacup.” I went to Youtube and watched several clips of airplanes landing at the Tegus airport. I now see why the landing was so exciting.
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