Today's email is great example of how technology can have a big impact on medical care in rural Haiti. These are echo-cardiograms of one of our young patients who might need heart surgery. Our doctors picked up on the problem using time-proven techniques of just listening to childrens' hearts. The next step was getting these "Echos" which today were scanned into our computer at the clinic and emailed to the US using our satellite Internet system. We've sent them to a pediatric doctor at Johns Hopkins University, and she will be conferring with some cardiac specialists to help decide the best treatment. When that step is complete, we will begin the process of getting visas and agreements to get the children to the US for surgery. Meanwhile, its great to see the first steps going as they should. None of this would likely have happened before the clinic was built. 
A log from a clinic in rural Haiti. You can help this work endure by donating at www.visitationhospital.org
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Healing Hearts
Today's email is great example of how technology can have a big impact on medical care in rural Haiti. These are echo-cardiograms of one of our young patients who might need heart surgery. Our doctors picked up on the problem using time-proven techniques of just listening to childrens' hearts. The next step was getting these "Echos" which today were scanned into our computer at the clinic and emailed to the US using our satellite Internet system. We've sent them to a pediatric doctor at Johns Hopkins University, and she will be conferring with some cardiac specialists to help decide the best treatment. When that step is complete, we will begin the process of getting visas and agreements to get the children to the US for surgery. Meanwhile, its great to see the first steps going as they should. None of this would likely have happened before the clinic was built. 
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