The HRA Clinic Tour

Here is a photo tour of the HRA Pheriche Aid-Post where we will be staying for the next 11 weeks.

Photo 1 & 2: The front reception - this is where we great people and have T-shirts for sale. It is also where most if the paperwork gets done and phone calls are made for evacuations.

Photo 3: Chris doing paperwork in the front room and playing music from his computer (or more likely trying to steal Internet from next door.)

Photo 4: The consultation and treatment area (aka the primary care clinic, the trauma bay, and resuscitation room). We have some basic diagnostic equipment such as an ultrasound, and EKG machine, and urine pregnancy tests, but most of the care is based on our history and physical exams. We can also do some basic wound care, suturing, and splinting.

Photo 5: The inpatient ward and ICU. When we have patients that need to stay overnight, we "admit" them to our two-bed inpatient care area. Here we have oxygen concentrators, oxygen tanks, a very basic vital signs monitor, and iv equipment. However, there is no auxiliary staff. No nurses, respiratory techs, phlebotomists, lab techs, transport staff - just us. A huge difference from the major academic tertiary care hospitals we have trained in.

Photo 6 & 7: Living quarters. We gather here by the yak dung stove after dinner for cards, movies, or just conversation. You can see Chris & Penny's room and Arjun's room off to the side.

Photo 8: The kitchen: this is where Jeet works his magic for our three square (although carb-heavy) meals per day.

Photo 9: Our room: Our -20 sleeping bags on top of the mattress and backpacks under the bed. Basic but all we need. Amazing that we found a living space smaller than our Beacon Hill apartment...