Medical Mission Trip: Ecuador
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In January, I will be traveling to Santo Domingo Ecuador for a medical mission trip with Timmy Global Health. I will be working in a local clinic that has three medical exam rooms, one dental room, an office, and a pharmacy. Despite the modest size of the clinic, it serves about 20,000 patients from the barrios (poor urban neighborhoods) each year. With a population size of nearly 300,000, Santo Domingo is the fourth largest city in Ecuador—but it only has one public hospital available to its inhabitants.
While in the clinic I will be seeing 75-150 patients per day. Once patients are registered, they move along to the “Medical History” station, where volunteers will take down their pertinent information and record their complaints. Nurses staff the “Vitals/Lab” station, where major vital signs and simple labs (urinalysis, glucose testing, pregnancy testing) are taken. Patients then move into the “Patient Consultation” station, where they see a provider (MD, DO, NP, PA). It is at this station that the provider conducts an assessment and provides a diagnosis and prescription if necessary.Finally, the patient moves to the “Pharmacy” where we will monitor the incoming prescriptions and fill/distribute orders.
The funds donated towards this cause will help pay for the items that are brought to help our patients (medications, vitamins, first aid supplies, sanitizing items, glasses, toys for the children, flashlights, batteries and more) and help pay for travel costs.
While in the clinic I will be seeing 75-150 patients per day. Once patients are registered, they move along to the “Medical History” station, where volunteers will take down their pertinent information and record their complaints. Nurses staff the “Vitals/Lab” station, where major vital signs and simple labs (urinalysis, glucose testing, pregnancy testing) are taken. Patients then move into the “Patient Consultation” station, where they see a provider (MD, DO, NP, PA). It is at this station that the provider conducts an assessment and provides a diagnosis and prescription if necessary.Finally, the patient moves to the “Pharmacy” where we will monitor the incoming prescriptions and fill/distribute orders.
The funds donated towards this cause will help pay for the items that are brought to help our patients (medications, vitamins, first aid supplies, sanitizing items, glasses, toys for the children, flashlights, batteries and more) and help pay for travel costs.
Organizer
Meagan Celley
Organizer
Amherst, NH
