NewsWhore
10-20-2006, 04:20 PM
The Shriners Hospital for Children from Springfield, Massachusetts, will hold an orthopedics outreach clinic in Santo Domingo on 28 - 29 October at the Centro de Medicina Avanzada y Telemedicina (CEDIMAT) where more than 250 children, mostly from low-income families, will be assessed for treatment or surgery in the United States. The Shriners hold two similar clinics in Santo Domingo for children with orthopedic problems, in addition to two follow-up prosthetics clinics and one burns clinic every year. A team of 23 doctors, nurses, administrative staff and social workers will be providing free services to the patients' families. Over 3,000 Dominican children have benefited from the Shriners program, which has been active in this country since 1979. Children under 18 with orthopedic problems, burns or spinal cord injuries should be referred to the local Shrine Club (shrinersdr@gmail.com) for evaluation and possible inclusion in future clinics. Children with recent acute burns may also be referred for immediate treatment in Boston.
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