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Faces of the Tsunami Ivy Tara Blair
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- Kunst
In 2004, a tsunami swamped Indonesia. The USNS Mercy hospital ship was deployed to help with the relief effort; Rear Admiral Bill McDaniel headed up that effort. This is his story.
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Introduction
In this introduction, Bill McDaniel has to keep a baby in respiratory distress alive.
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Chapter Two
In early 2004, Bill McDaniel gathers his team and travels to Indonesia to meet the USNS Mercy hospital ship.
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Chapter Three
Bill McDaniel arrives in Banda Aceh ready to save lives…but bureaucracy and politics have to be maneuvered.
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Chapter Four
Arriving at the USNS Mercy hospital ship, Dr. McDaniel faces some resistance as he designs the workflow and standard of personnel interaction he desires. Needless to say, he seeks to create a compassionate and efficient process for both his staff and the patients.
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Chapter Five
Dr. McDaniel writes situation reports to his superiors, and when politics and bureaucracy interrupt his missives, his superiors are left on a cliffhanger! ‘What happened to the patients, Bill?? You can’t just leave us hanging like that!’