Doctor Walks 6 Miles Through Snow Storm To Perform Emergency Brain Surgery
Source: Huffington Post
On Tuesday morning, a brain surgeon in Birmingham, Ala., walked six miles through a severe snow storm to save a patient's life.
Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw, Trinity Medical Center's only neurosurgeon, had just finished surgery at a neighboring hospital when Steve Davis, the charge nurse at Trinity's neuro intensive care unit, called him with an emergency, AL.com reported. Hrynkiw attempted to drive to the hospital, but roadblocks prevented him from getting far.
Davis told The Huffington Post that both local authorities and Trinity tried to provide transportation for Hrynkiw, but to no avail.
"I called him again and he said, 'I'm not getting anywhere, I'm walking,'" Davis told HuffPost.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/dr-zenko-hrynkiw-6-miles-brain-surgery_n_4697195.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
Stuff like this restores my faith in humanity.
Faux pas
(14,580 posts)Nolimit
(142 posts)That guy has impressive stamina. Also, I read the title as "Dog Walks 6 Miles Through Snow Storm To Perform Emergency Brain Surgery."
Aristus
(66,075 posts)I'll save the medical-provider haters the time and trouble of posting their disdain for the medical community.
Good for this guy. I admire him.
LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)my neck of the woods. His patients are extremely fortunate.
Paladin
(28,202 posts)The next parade that's held in Birmingham, this Doc better damn well be the grand marshal.
wilt the stilt
(4,528 posts)Don't you know their priorities.
Paladin
(28,202 posts)Gothmog
(143,998 posts)This doctor is a great human being
Progressive dog
(6,861 posts)dickthegrouch
(3,151 posts)What was that about 'death panels' again?
Sheldon Cooper
(3,724 posts)If the surgery really was an emergency, I wonder why the hospital didn't dispatch their Life Flight chopper.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,271 posts)tavalon
(27,985 posts)mistaken himself for God. An all too common occurance. y3QUx
niyad
(112,424 posts)notemason
(298 posts)Read about him today, then read about this guy. Tried to compare and got a headache. Good Samaritans do exist.
eggplant
(3,891 posts)Dustlawyer
(10,493 posts)very committed to even become one. He probably did enjoy the break from his routine and being outside, even with the cold temperatures.
alp227
(31,959 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,271 posts)BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)I refuse to click on their links
WhoWoodaKnew
(847 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Might have helped in this situation. Even if it had to come from a hundred miles away.
tblue
(16,350 posts)What all doctors should be and many are.