Haiti earthquake victims expected in Palm Beach Monday
February 2, 2010 |13:01 | News By : Team X
As South Florida hospitals continue to express concerns about costs, the first flight of Haitian earthquake victims into the United States since last Wednesday is expected to land Monday night with about 20 patients at the Palm Beach International airport, the U.S. government reported.
From there, the patients are likely to be dispersed, depending on their injuries. Jaime Caldwell of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association said 20 patients are likely to stay in South Florida, with two being flown on to Walter Reed, the military hospital in the Washington area.
``The decision about which hospitals has to wait until the final manifest is produced and then, based on the severity of the injuries, the decisions will be made as to which hospitals will receive the patients,'' Caldwell said in an e-mail to The Miami Herald.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the new quake, which shook Haiti just after sunrise Wednesday, was centered about 35 miles northwest of the capital Port au Prince.
US troops are being used to protect aid handouts in earthquake-devastated Haiti but there is still little sign of meaningful relief from the misery in the capital Port-au-Prince, where tens of thousands of earthquake survivors are waiting desperately for promised food and medical care.














