mozambique mission trip 2007 hospital central beira
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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