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Surgery Mission Visit Our Website About Us Ways to Give The catastrophe in Haiti continues to unravel. Our ongoing efforts will help rebuild their lives. Find out how you can help. Thursday, February 4, 2010 by Ellen Libby This is just one of thousands of stories portraying the devastation in Haiti. Yes, the support has been overwhelming but we must continue to help bring ...
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Driven by the memory of a young patient who died alone in the hospital, Burton Grebin established one of the nation's first palliative-care programs aimed solely at children. Dr. Grebin, who died Jan. 24 at age 68, transformed a 40-bed children's hospital in Queens, N.Y., into one of the largest providers of care for special-needs pediatric patients, including those with AIDS, head traumas and eating disorders. Most poignant was the ...
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