CLTV: 26 medical personal from Chicago leave for Haiti.

North Chicago: Jae Miller from CLTV Reports

Navy Doctors, Nurses and Techs bring their expertise as well as medical supplies in a humanitarian mission stationed on huge floating hospital. The ship can hold up to 1000 patients in desperate need of assistance.

The 26 individuals leaving O'Hare airport consist of Nurses, X-Ray Techs, Respiratory Techs and Surgery Techs. They will be boarding a flight at 1:00PM from Chicago to Jacksonville Florida where a 940 foot long ship will be waiting for them to board and head to Haiti. The ship is equipped with 12 operating rooms that will see some of the sickest and most wounded.

To make a donation to Haiti with Red Cross, go to:

http://www.redcross.org/

The following organizations are accepting SMS donations in the US only:

• SMS text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts
• SMS text “YELE” to 501501 to Donate $5 to Yele Haiti’s Earthquake Relief efforts
• SMS text "GIVE10" to 20222 to donate $10 to Direct Relief