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Pascrell Pledges Support During Visit To Medical Missionfor Children At St. Joes Childrens Hospital
Paterson, NJ,
July 5, 2006
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Health Care
PATERSON- U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today joined Frank Brady, the founder and Executive Director of Medical Missions for Children (MMC) at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital for a tour of the cutting edge facility dedicated to serving the medical needs of catastrophically ill children. Pascrell recently passed legislation in the House of Representatives which encourages the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the efforts of Medical Missions for Children to expand its global telemedicine network and teaching technology to include treatment sites in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. “Medical Missions for Children has created opportunities for sick children all around the world to access greater medical attention,” stated Pascrell. “This tremendous success story is still young, and has potential to further spread the best physicians and most advanced medical technology to underserved children worldwide. I am working to strengthen the partnership between MMC and the federal government in order to ensure that children throughout the world have access to the technological marvel that is thriving here at St. Joe’s Children’s Hospital.” Medical Missions for Children is dedicated to serving the medical needs of catastrophically ill children in underserved U.S. and international communities. Through the use of its Global Telemedicine & Teaching Network™ (GTTN), a satellite and Internet-based communications platform, MMC facilitates the real-time treatment of remote, critically ill children. The GTTN also broadcasts an extensive program of continuing medical education and supports dialogue exchange among a global network of medical specialists. MMC's medical activities are carried out daily through the GTTN. The GTTN enables the pairing of pediatricians located at one or more of MMC's mentor medical centers with attending physicians located at its recipient hospitals. This relationship - established in a video-teleconference format - allows for the collaborative examination, diagnosis, and treatment of a child in a real-time setting, resulting in a more comprehensive evaluation and accelerated treatment of a myriad of illnesses and physical conditions. Today, Medical Missions for Children's global network encompasses pediatric healthcare facilities in Latin America, Africa, India, and Eastern Europe, and the volunteer services of more than 26 tier-one U.S.-based, and four international medical institutions. ### |