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Medical Imaging Solutions Donates Fluoroscopy Unit
Medical Outreach of America would like to thank Medical Imaging Solutions for their very gracious and generous donation of a newly refurbished fluoroscopy unit (“C-Arm)! Prior to the donation, all surgeries at the National Hospital of Amatitlan were done without the aid of any imaging modalities and the adequacy of a closed reduction or the appropriate placement of hardware could not be assessed until after the patient was recovered and returned to the ward. The hospital possessed no portable radiographic equipment of any sort, which sometimes meant that the patient had to be returned to the operating room to revise hardware or to repeat a closed reduction. This wonderful donation will greatly improve patient care and decrease the need for repeat procedures as well as allowing more expedient and less invasive procedures. MOA extends its most sincere thanks and gratitude to MIS for this most magnanimous gesture!
Mr. Arnold Bates has been an avid supporter of MOA for many years and has donated several pieces of radiological and advanced diagnostic imaging equipment to MOA to be used in impoverished areas of great need. In 2012, he donated and then installed a CT scanner to be used to provide imaging services to the poor in Guatemala City. In 2014, MIS donated a Sonosite Ultrasound unit to be used in Amatitlan. MOA deeply appreciates the dedication and commitment that Arnold and MIS has demonstrated in assisting the poor in improving their access to quality medical imaging and healthcare. Countless patients and families will be affected by this wonderful gift! Many, many thanks to Arnold and MIS!!!
MOA Nursing Scholarship Awarded
During our 2009 Nepal mission, we met a young lady in Thulo Bensi who worked in the small tea lodge where our team stayed. She was a very bright, articulate young lady that later expressed an interest in attending nursing school, to then return to her village to be the sole medical provider for the region. When we returned for our 2010 Nepal mission, we interviewed her and and offered her an MOA scholarship that required that she successfully complete her nursing program and return to Thulo Bensi and work there for at least 3 years.To our delight, she did very well on her entrance exams and is now completing her 2nd year of nursing school and is doing exceptionally well with her studies. We are very proud of her efforts and happy that we could offer her an opportunity that otherwise would not have been available to her.
We feel very strongly that a dollar spent on education, whether for an individual or a community, will frequently yield a much greater benefit than the same money spent on medication. Many of the illnesses that we see in undeveloped countries are the result of inadequate education regarding sanitation and contaminated water supplies. Without proper education, the medical treatment of these ailments will only result in a temporary improvement that will relapse once the medical treatment ceases. It is our hope and expectation that educating just this one young lady will improve the lives of many!
AutoPilot Magazine Article
Article in AutoPilot Magazine about Dr. Atwell when he was volunteering for Flying Doctor’s of America.
Daily Tribune Article
Looking back over Medical Outreach of America’s previous missions and achievements, I stumbled across this article from The Daily Tribune News.
