mozambique mission trip 2007 hospital central beira

MozambiqueMozambique

Mission Trip 2007

Hospital Central Beira

Robert F. Kennedy Hospital in Los Angeles was closed and the majority of the medical equipment

was donated to the Seton Institute.

Catholic University of Beira Medical School and Central Hospital of Beira were chosen as the

recipients of the equipment.

The TriMedx Foundation provided:

A 6 man team of clinical engineers

All repair parts and PM kits.

Covered all of the cost for the team.

The TriMedx Foundation partnered with the Seton Institute to install the

equipment in Mozambique.

Over 20 containers were shipped from Los Angelas to Beira by the Seton Institute and the Daughters of Charity..

Population: Nearly 21,000,000

Mozambique is approximately the size of Texas.

12.2% (1.3 million) of adults in Mozambique have HIV/AIDS.

Life expectancy is 40 to 41 years.

The TeamThe Team

Team Lead: Mike ZessTriMedx Regional Director

John ShortRegional Modality Mgr – Laboratory

Mike BereiterBMET

Mike HoytClinical Engineer

Tim Lierman Radiology Engineer

Danny Wooden BMET III

Evaluating, cleaning, and testing equipment is vital to its proper usage.

Kitchen and Laundry facilities are desperately lacking…

The future of the medical system relies on dedicated local doctors such as Dr. Seni.

Dr. Amir Seni

Donated equipment before and after evaluation…

Technicians worked alongside local

hospital personnel.

Too many people, and too few doctors…

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Patiently waiting their turn…

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Treatment sometimes takes place in the hallways due to lack of adequate facilities.

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Coming from far and near and by any method possible…

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Mothers wait for help that is desperately needed for their children.

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There is a shortage of caregivers…

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Mothers are the primary caregivers.

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Often times, it is necessary to bring

one’s own supplies.

Mosquito nets overhead attempt to keep further disease

away…

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Images of MozambiqueImages of Mozambique

Installed:

Hydro Therapy Tub for burn patients.

Arjo Lift for lowering patients into the tub.

Automated drug dispensing systems

Wet film processors

Evaluated:

Baxter Infusion Pumps

Siemens Ventilators

Rotolux X-Ray Viewer

Zeiss Surgical Eye Microscope

Set Up:

Quinton EKG & Treadmill system

Hill Rom beds

Laboratory Scales

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTSMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

For further information, please visit…

www.trimedxfoundation.org

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson