Our history, in highlights
1998
· First rehabilitation team travels to Haiti
· 14 members divide into two teams, one to Port-au-Prince and one to Les Cayes
· 300 patients evaluated and treated in 10 days in 5 clinics
1999
· Second rehabilitation team travels to Haiti, 42 members divide into three teams
· Over 1000 patients evaluated and treated
· First class set up to teach Haitian clinicians about rehabilitation
· Healing Hands is incorporated into a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
2000
· Three rehabilitation teams travel to Haiti
· We open our own clinic, Kay Kapab, in a leased facility, which includes a PT/OT gym, 2 medical exam rooms, a small pharmacy, administrative offices, and 2 classrooms
· Guesthouse includes dining room, kitchen, and five bedrooms to accommodate 22
· Caregiver School revised
2001
· 4 rehabilitation teams evaluate and treat over 3000 patients at Kay Kapab
· Prosthetic shop opens
· Kay Kapab Rehabilitation Technician 1 school opens.
· First class of Rehabilitation Techs graduate December 2001