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Medical Recovery Week a Success
for the Second Year in a Row!
The City of New Orleans would like to extend its gratitude to the professionals and staff who volunteered their services at Medical Recovery Week in January 28 through February 3 at Operation Blessing in New Orleans East. The crisis of access to medical care continues 16 months after Katrina. Many of these volunteers participated at last year’s event at the Audubon Zoo where over 5000 patients were seen with 27 transfers to the hospital one of which was a code save!
During this somewhat smaller event, 12,125 medical, dental and optical services were provided for 3839 citizens in need. Information regarding mental health services and mammography, giveaways from local health promotion programs and provision of medical information packets for emergency preparedness and HIV testing were featured services. There were 21 transfers to the hospital. Over 871volunteers from New Orleans and all over the country participated.
Follow-up care will be provided at Operation Blessing local physicians’ offices and community health centers.
Principal organizers included Operation Blessing, Remote Area Medical and International Medical Alliance, The Mayo Clinic and The InnerLink, Inc.
Other participating organizations and programs for 2007 included:
Tzu Chi Foundation USA
St. Margaret's
Excelth, Inc.
Daughters of Charity
Metropolitan Human Services District
St. Thomas Community Health Center
Home Care Associates, Inc
St Mary's Health Wagon, Mobile X Ray
REACH 2010 At The Heart of New Orleans
Food for Families Program
Healthy Start Program
Ryan White Program
STEPS to a Healthier Louisiana
Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program
Louisiana Cancer Control Partnership
Cancer Information Services
HenrySchein Company
Give Kids a Smile
American Dental Association
Morehouse School of Medicine Hurricane Recovery Center |
Harbor Site International Security
American Refugee Committee
New Orleans Health Department
New Orleans Police Department
New Orleans Fire Department
New Orleans Emergency Medical Services
New Orleans Parks and Parkways Department
New Orleans Recreation Department
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health
Student volunteers participated from
Tulane University
Xavier University
Dillard University
University of New Orleans
LSU, School of Nursing
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, School of Nursing |
The citizens of New Orleans thank you all very much!!
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