Los damnificados: El Paso medical team aids in Mexican earthquake disaster

The aftermath of the catastrophic earthquakes in Mexico City compromised health care in many parts of the capital. Teams of American medical volunteers from throughout the nation placed personal lives and careers on hold and headed south of the border. Under the auspices of the Salvation Army, "Clinica Esperanza" was founded in the poorest colonia of the city. The El Paso team was one of several who responded to the call. These volunteers combined their expertise with novel uses of existing space and material to help create a viable, efficient clinic. The journal distillation that follows provides a broad overview of events transpiring both in and out of Clinica Esperanza. May pharmacists come forward in number in this team concept in the event of a future cataclysm.