Houston Methodist team joins medical mission to treat Ukrainians injured in war with Russia

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Houston Methodist team joins medical mission to treat Ukrainians injured in war with Russia
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Five Houstonians were part of a group of 13 health care workers from the U.S. and Canada...

“We knew what we were going to need, because we planned out the procedures ahead of time,” Brissett said.hit by Russian missiles earlier in the month

The team worked from 8:30 a.m. until at least 10 p.m. each day, totaling roughly 100 surgical hours over the course of the trip, Brissett said. Translators from a local university helped them communicate with patients and families. The trip was highly rewarding, but also deeply emotional, Kain said. He spoke with one Ukrainian doctor whose wife was pregnant when Russia invaded. She fled to Poland, but decided to return so their baby could be born in Ukraine.

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