Northwell
Nurse Nina Ng lives a double life. At Syosset Hospital, she’s the assistant
director of nursing. Outside of the hospital, she is traveling across the
globe, using her time and talent to provide medical care for those who are less
fortunate.
"It
has been very rewarding,” she says. “…You get to see what the world is
like."
Ng
just returned from the Mexican border where she says there are families living
in deplorable conditions and in desperate need of health care.
Nina Ng provides medical care to those in need on U.S.-Mexican border.
According
to
Global Response Management, the medical relief organization that Ng
volunteers with, thousands of asylum seekers and refugees live in makeshift
camps less than 500 feet from the U.S. border. Ng described a lack of medical
care, food, water and bathrooms.
"All
of that has solidified me wanting to go out and just help more," she said.
Nina Ng provides medical care to those in need on U.S.-Mexican border.
Ng
says she hopes her work and passion for helping those struggling to survive
will encourage other health care professionals to consider bringing medical
relief to those in desperate need.
“I wish
I could see a lot of my comrades in health care do it because the patients need
it,” says Ng. "It is one of the most gratifying experiences in my life.
Giving back to people who really have nothing and may not have nothing for the
rest of their lives."
Ng described a lack of medical care, food, water and bathrooms.