Sweating the Small Stuff

Getting a surgical team to the Dominican Republic for ten days is one thing. Getting all the tools they need to operate—in a country without them—is another

Patti Jackson, Freedom to Move volunteer logistics coordinator

For five years, Patti Jackson acted as Freedom to Move’s volunteer logistics coordinator, making sure Dr. Duwelius and his team had the necessary supplies and equipment to perform dozens of complex hip and knee replacements during their semi-annual mission to the Dominican Republic. Her job was to sweat the small stuff.

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