Surgeons' Dispatch from Cange, Haiti

The roosters were curiously quiet. As daily aftershocks continued to rock Haiti, the usual chatter of animals in this rural clinic in Cange was replaced by the roar of cars and ambulances rushing in from Port-au-Prince. With most of the hospitals in the capital city devastated by the January 12 earthquake, the once-remote hospital that was set up to serve the rural poor had become a destination of choice for people injured in the capital. Thanks to the work of Boston-based Partners in Health (PIH) and its Haitian sister organization, Zanmi Lasante (ZL), medical care in Haiti has improved over . . .