Doctor Walks 6 Miles Through Snow Storm To Perform Emergency Brain Surgery

[iandhr]

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

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Stuff like this restores my faith in humanity.

[Faux pas]

1. good on him!

[Nolimit]

2. That's dedication!

That guy has impressive stamina. Also, I read the title as "Dog Walks 6 Miles Through Snow Storm To Perform Emergency Brain Surgery."

[Aristus]

3. He just did it because he's selfish, hates his patients, and has yacht payments to make.

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]

4. Have yet to meet a doctor with his sense of duty and dedication in

my neck of the woods. His patients are extremely fortunate.

[Paladin]

5. Like Rachel said on her show last night:

The next parade that's held in Birmingham, this Doc better damn well be the grand marshal.

[wilt the stilt]

6. no chance- Nick Saban

Don't you know their priorities.

[Paladin]

7. OK, the Doc can settle for a seat at the next SOTU address. (nt)

[Gothmog]

8. Rachel did a good job last night on this story

This doctor is a great human being

[Progressive dog]

9. Thank you doctor

[dickthegrouch]

10. Presumably the patient's insurance couldn't afford a helicopter

What was that about 'death panels' again?

[Sheldon Cooper]

16. That's a good point about the helicopter.

If the surgery really was an emergency, I wonder why the hospital didn't dispatch their Life Flight chopper.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. Weather?

[tavalon]

11. It's always nice to hear about a healer rather than a doctor who has

mistaken himself for God. An all too common occurance. y3QUx

[niyad]

12. thanks for sharing that, and helping my faith in humanity as well.

[calimary]

13. +1000000

[notemason]

14. Bayer CEO

Read about him today, then read about this guy. Tried to compare and got a headache. Good Samaritans do exist.

[eggplant]

15. Damn, too bad proper names aren't allowed in Scrabble.

[Dustlawyer]

17. Neurosurgeons are a breed apart! They are used to delayed gratification and have to be

very committed to even become one. He probably did enjoy the break from his routine and being outside, even with the cold temperatures.

[alp227]

18. Local sources, for those boycotting the Huffington Post

http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/01/whats_the_big_deal_says_doctor.html

http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/01/doctor_walks_six_miles_in_snow.html

Info about the boycott: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024421136

[Hassin Bin Sober]

23. I thought I was the only one

[BrotherIvan]

24. thank you

I refuse to click on their links

[WhoWoodaKnew]

19. Bravo!!

[itsrobert]

20. Helicopter?

Might have helped in this situation. Even if it had to come from a hundred miles away.

[tblue]

21. Wonderful. That's a healer.

What all doctors should be and many are.