Alpharetta, GA (June 29, 2009)-Atlanta-based
Jackson Healthcare (JH), is pleased to partner with Mission
Predisan, a Christian, not-for-profit organization, to sponsor two,
one week medical brigades to Honduras during 2009. Volunteer
physicians, nurses and allied health professionals provide
diagnostic and treatment services to the underserved around the
world.
"It was important for us to partner with an organization that
operated within the same standards of excellence as JH," explained
Chad Jackson, director of Jackson Healthcare Charities (JHC), the
philanthropic arm of JH. "We have found that in Mission
Predisan."
In November 2008, JHC sponsored the first of its medical
brigades to Honduras with support from sister organizations,
Locumtenens.com (LT), Jackson & Coker (J&C), Jackson
Therapy Partners (JTP) and Travel Nurse Solutions (TNS). The
team treated a young man, Enrique, who experienced complications
from a leg amputation following a motorcycle accident. Following
his treatment, he was brought to the U.S. for further care.
Visit http://bit.ly/kUkQ3 to view
Enrique's story.
During the recent April brigade, Enrique offered assistance as a
way of demonstrating his gratitude for the care he had received. He
ministered to the patients who were being prepared for major
surgery and comforted them. The medical team performed more than 40
surgeries, including removing an eight-pound abdominal tumor that
may have proved fatal.
LT President, Shane Jackson, and J&C President, Sandy
Garrett, echoed support of the Honduras missions saying they are
pleased to partner with Mission Predisan to offer their physicians
an opportunity to utilize their skills. By funding their
participation, Jackson Healthcare believes its companies have
opened a door of charitable work providing physicians, therapists
and nurses a tremendous sense of satisfaction in combining their
medical skills with expression of their individual faith.
"The two teams sponsored by JHC have been extremely helpful in
providing access to quality medical care to those in need in
eastern Honduras, despite challenging conditions and high patient
volumes" said Martha Rivera, executive director of Mission
Predisan. "Our partnership with JHC has provided the
opportunity to treat a record number of patients during the last
two brigades-ultimately improving their quality of life."
In an effort to support the interest of international medical
missions, JHC has launched www.medicalmissions.org.
The free site allows any chartable organization or medical
volunteer to post their needs, available times and requirements in
one central location.
"We encourage organizations interested in sponsoring medical
missions to post their needs at www.medicalmissions.org,"
said Jackson. "More importantly, we hope other healthcare providers
will join us in partnering with Mission Predisan in service to
their mission in Honduras."
About Mission Predisan
Mission Predisan is a Christian healthcare system serving both
the people of Catacamas and 49 nearby rural areas of eastern
Honduras. Founded in 1986, Mission Predisan consists of nine
facilities staffed by more than 75 employees, who collectively
provide more than 40,000 patient contacts annually. Services of
Mission Predisan include: family practice medicine, outpatient
surgery, inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation, physical
therapy, dental care, ophthalmology, radiology, pathology and
childhood immunizations. Please visit www.predisan.org for
more information.
About Jackson Healthcare Charities (JHC)
Founded in 2008, JHC is the charity-focused arm of Jackson
Healthcare (JH), an Atlanta-based family of organizations devoted
to promoting quality healthcare delivery at prominent hospitals and
other medical organizations across the U.S. In addition to
co-sponsoring the medical brigades, JHC also sponsors: a "dream
house" for medically fragile children, foster homes for wards of
the state of Georgia, a local police athletic activities league,
support for terminally ill children in China and a no-cost adoption
referral service. Please visit www.jacksonhealthcare.com/JH-Charities.aspx
for more information.