October 4, 2017 – Steady As We Go
It’s hard to believe it’s Wednesday already. Time really flies during surgical camps. The small group of volunteers has a great camaraderie and is staying well. Tuesday’s cases totaled 15, with a wide assortment of diagnosis / procedures. Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital delivers 20 – 30 babies each day on a regular basis, however …
October 3, 2017 – Nepal – Babies R Us
Monday afternoon was a big baby day at Chitwan Hospital. Much of the day was spent screening patients. Additionally, the Operation Medical Team worked side by side with the local staff and delivered 4 babies in 3 procedures. How can that be? One birth was a set of twin boys. Our gracious host, Prof. Dr. …
October 2, 2017 – Nepal Surgical Camp Has Started
The Chitwan Medical Hospital Surgical Camp officially kicked off this morning with a briefing for the team and welcome from Dr. Harish Chandra Neopane, Chairman and Professor of General Surgery and Arun Koirala, Administrative Manager as well as comments from Dr. Mukul Parikh, President of Operation Medical. The 18-member volunteer team arrived in Bharatpur Sunday …
September 13, 2017 – Preparations Well Underway for Operation Medical’s First Outreach to Nepal
On September 29th, a 16-member team from Operation Medical will begin the 20+ hour journey to Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital in Bharatpur Nepal to conduct a surgical mission camp. The 750-bed hospital, also known as CMCTH, is affiliated to Tribhuvan University and serves approximately a quarter of a million people a year from its …
Valsad India – 2017 Surgical Mission Trip Report
From January 22 to 27, 2017 during a surgical mission trip to Kasturba Hospital in Valsad, India, Operation Medical performed 229 free surgeries, 100 breast cancer screenings and 90 dental procedures changing the lives of not only the patients served, but also the Operation Medical volunteers and the staff of Kasturba Hospital, our surgical camp …
February 12, 2017 – Global Links Suture Program Aids Operation Medical
Operation Medical is grateful for the opportunity to procure suture from Global Links this year which enabled our organization to perform over 200 surgical cases recently during the Valsad, India 2017 surgical mission camp. In many resource-poor countries, hospitals often lack sutures – surgical stitching material – or they don’t have appropriate or good quality …
January 27, 2017 – The Camp Comes To A Close
Friday wraps up this year’s camp in Valsad with a case load of about 20. Pending final reconciliation of the week, the team performed 212 surgical cases, approximately 50 dental procedures and hundreds of breast cancer screenings. It’s always an emotional afternoon as the remaining supplies are sorted and packed – some to stay for …
January 26, 2017 – Republic Day
Case Volume Update: Although Thursday was a national holiday, care for patients did not skip a beat. The OpMed team performed 38 surgical cases and plans to complete over 200 cases by the close of the Valsad mission. Feature Story: Republic Day On Thursday, the team convened on the roof of Kasturba Hospital to observe …
January 25, 2017 – Thursday’s News
Case Volume Update: Operation Medical continues to exceed projections, completing 46 surgical cases and 14 dental clinic procedures on Wednesday. The team left the hotel at 7:00 a.m. and returned at 7:30 p.m. Breast Services Update: Breast cancer screening and diagnostic services continued, with biopsy patients returning for results and discussion prior to surgery with …
January 24, 2017 – Operation Medical’s Amazing PACU Nurses
Case Update: Tuesday’s case load was 39 with a start time of 7:45am and last case finishing at 6:30pm. Additionally, the Dental Clinic cared for 21 patients. Breast Services Update: On this, day three of the mammography camp, more women accompanied by their families came to Kasturba for screening, diagnosis, biopsies and discussion with Dr. …
