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March 29, 2024

VNSNY RN Alicia Schwartz on the Front Lines in Puerto Rico

October 13, 2017

On the Ground in Puerto Rico: How VNSNY’s Alicia Schwartz, RN, Is Helping the Island Recover

For the past several days, VNSNY nurse Alicia Schwartz, a care coordinator with CHOICE, has been on the ground in Puerto Rico, providing badly needed medical care to the residents there amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. In this heartbreaking Huffington Post article, Alicia, who was born in Puerto Rico, shares her first-hand view of the suffering that the island is enduring, and how she and other volunteer caregivers are doing what they can to provide relief.

To read the Huffington Post article, click HP Puerto Rico Alicia Schwartz