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Riley Heart Team blogs about their Middle Eastern medical mission trip
02/19/2009
From February 18 until March 2, the Riley Heart Team will blog about their experiences as they embark on their fourth medical mission trip to the Middle Eastern country of Jordan. Follow their adventure and encourage them with your comments by visiting their new blog at rileymiddleeastmissions.wordpress.com.
The goal of each of the Riley Heart Team’s medical mission trips is to provide life-sustaining heart surgeries and clinical services to children with congenital heart defects from various regions of the Middle East who would not otherwise receive medical care.
The team will also provide mentoring, education and the exchange of professional best practices, ideas and methodologies with health care professional peers in the Middle East.
In addition to providing care, the Riley Heart Team will work to strengthen relationships with physicians, medical support personnel, local medical facilities and philanthropic support organizations in Middle East regions such as Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Egypt- all in the ultimate hope of building a coalition of allied hospitals and establishing telemedicine sites for future collaboration between Middle Eastern health care providers and Riley physicians back in the U.S.
About Riley Hospital for Children As one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals and Indiana’s first and only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital for Children, a part of Clarian Health, has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families for 85 years. Each year, Riley Hospital and Riley Hospital at Clarian North serve over 215,000 inpatients and outpatients from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Riley Hospital’s partnership with Clarian Health, and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine, makes it the only comprehensive clinical resource for Indiana’s children and the premiere source for health-related information for their parents. From simple care associated with the health and wellness of children and less complex specialty care to the most critically-ill and medically complex cases, Riley Hospital for Children is a national leader. Clarian Health operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law. Visit www.rileychildrenshospital.com for more information.
CONTACT:
Margie Smith-Simmons
317.962.4085 (o)
317.312.4348 (p)
msmithsi@clarian.org