Small actions, big impact

Ever wonder what happens with dollars donated to TriMedx Foundation?

“Hi, how are U? the costomAir machine in ICU doesn’t stabilize. What can I do to fix it. I’m waiting for you, co it’s a emergency.”

Joseph Rivière, a BMET trainee at Hôpital Sacré Coeur (HSC) in Haiti, posed this question in an email to TriMedx Foundation Volunteer Mike Hoyt, a clinical engineer with St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. A couple of replies later, Rivière fired off his final message:

“Think you very much, I just follow your instruction and I repaired [the equipment].”

And so a patient who might have been sent home without proper care got the help he or she needed. Such is the impact of TriMedx Foundation volunteers and donors. Day after day, donations to TriMedx Foundation continue to make a difference:

“Hi, we find a good pleasure to talk to you about BIOMED tech project at HSC from Milot. For this month we’ve learn many things and have a lot of information about the equipments in the Hospital. Please, ask the trainer James Fanfan to come down again. Cos we think it very successful.” Joseph Rivière & Denis Alce, HSC 

“We continue to look forward to the wonderful opportunity that our technicians are gaining through this program.” Tim Traynor, HSC

 “hi Mary, how you doing? I’m denis Alce a student in biomed tech i’m in training now in hospital sacre coeur in milot of haiti i would like to keep touch with you. Gods bless.” Denis Alce, HSC

  “Hi Mary, Many thanks … We are very grateful for the help and support of TriMedx.” Denise Kelly, The CRUDEM Foundation Inc. 

Ever wonder what happens with dollars donated to TriMedx Foundation? Now you know: 100% of your donated dollars go straight to the mission field, whether it’s sending technicians to repair broken equipment or equipping local hospitals to maintain that equipment after we’re gone.

Please take a moment to help us spread the word. Thank you, again, for helping us extend hope and health to hurting families around the world.

All the best,

Mary Owens
Development Director
TriMedx Foundation
mary.owens@trimedxfoundation.org
(317) 275-1555

Gary Lindquist to Train Locals in Haiti

Gary Lindquist speaks to NBC25 of Michigan.

Gary Lindquist, a TriMedx clinical engineer at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Michigan, heads to Haiti this Saturday to train locals on diagnosing and fixing medical equipment.

“Just from what I’ve heard and saw pictures of their willingness to learn, that’s encouraging,” he shares with a local TV news program. “The amount of people we’ll be able to help keeping this medical equipment up and running is amazing. People travel for days for medical care, and if they don’t have the equipment running, they need to diagnose the problem. Otherwise it’s a waste of a trip for them.”

Gary’s trip is part of the TriMedx Foundation’s Mission Lifecycle Program, designed to establish clinical engineering departments in each hospital.

Volunteer for upcoming mission projects

Dear Friends,

Our first IT class in Milot: Volunteer Joe Parmentier trains local staffers on how to terminate cables for the new wifi system.

For the first time ever, the TriMedx Foundation is impacting two hospitals in one trip: Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, and St. Boniface Hospital in Fond des Blancs (both in Haiti). Not only will we maximize resources and opportunities for these impoverished communities, we will do so on an on-going basis throughout 2011. That’s where you come in.

Each month, TriMedx Foundation will send one associate biomedical specialist to train local technicians at these two hospitals. To qualify for training, nationals must have the ability to read, write and speak English.

Training topics will be determined by the volunteer available for the trip. (This month Melissa Hendricks of St. Luke’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL, will travel to St. Boniface to provide repair and hands-on training for RSQ and basic troubleshooting.) Whatever the topic, focus will be on key mission hospital functions such as lab, anesthesia, EKG, blood pressure and imaging.

If you have the knowledge, ability and desire to teach, please contact Merrill Brown to discuss open dates.

Upcoming Mission Project Dates:

• March 6-12
• April 3-9
• May 1-7
• June 5-11
• July 3-9
• August 7-13
• September 4-10
• October 2-8
• November 6-12
• December 4-10

Interested in volunteering? Contact Merrill Brown at merrill.brown@trimedxfoundation.org or (317) 275-5544.

Thank you in advance for your willingness to serve.