The Latest From The Field
Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico May 2025
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients screened for review: 34 Number of cases selected for surgery: 12 Surgical reconstructive procedures performed: 42 (reason for multiple procedures performed under the same pediatric anesthesia; it was performed…
Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Ghana, May and February 2025
2025 UGMC PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC COLLABORATIVE PROJECT with HEARTS and MINDS of GHANA/BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ Hearts and Minds of Ghana (HMOG) sponsored medical volunteer teams from Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) team led by Francis Fynn-Thompson, Pediatric…
Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico February 2025
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Total Patient Selection Pool to date: 365 (several new patients arrived for entrance to program) Number of patients screened and treated with SLP, Tx Plan, and Therapy review: 50 Number of cases…
Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Ghana, May and September 2024
2024 UGMC PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC COLLABORATIVE PROJECT with HEARTS and MINDS of GHANA/BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ The Hearts and Minds of Ghana (HMOG) team visited the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (NCTC)…
Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico November 2024
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients screened for review: 30 Number of cases selected for surgery: 10 Surgical reconstructive procedures performed: 27 (reason for multiple procedures performed under the same pediatric anesthesia; it was performed…
Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico August 2024
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients screened for review: 53 Number of cases selected for surgery: 18Number of cases rescheduled due to illness: 1 Surgical reconstructive procedures performed: 63 (reason for multiple procedures performed under…
Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico May 2024
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients screened for review: 30 Number of cases selected for surgery: 10 Surgical reconstructive procedures performed: 43 (reason for multiple procedures performed under the same pediatric anesthesia; it was performed…
Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico February 2024
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients screened for review: 50 Number of cases selected for reconstruction on 4.5 day mission surgical days: 17 Total number of cases operated: 17 Surgical reconstructive procedures performed: 59 (reason…
Report from Lighthouse Medical Mission to Albania September 2023
By Dr. Robert Hamilton, Coordinator Lighthouse Medical Missions The Lighthouse Medical Mission team to Albania took place during the first weeks of September 2023. Our reason for going to Albania came as a request from a pastor of a small…
Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico November 2023
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients pre-screened via telemedicine for review with treatment plan constructed: 42 Number of cases presenting on-site for new or confirmation screening: 27 Number of cases selected for reconstruction on 2.5…
Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Ghana, September 2023
The 1st Inaugural UGMC PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC COLLABORATIVE PROJECT with HEARTS and MINDS of GHANA/BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ - September 15-22, 2023 PERSONNEL Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson - Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon/Clinical Lead - Boston Children's Hospital; Hearts &…
Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico August 2023
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients screened for review: 40 Cases selected for reconstruction on 4.5 day mission surgical days: 19 Number of cases rescheduled due to successful onsite Speech Language Therapy: 2 Number of…
Report from Lighthouse Medical Mission to Guinea Bissau and Senegal 2023
By Dr. Robert Hamilton, Coordinator Lighthouse Medical Missions Our recent Africa mission to both Senegal and Guinea Bissau turned out to be a great success, not only for the patients who were cared for, but also for the amazing workers…
Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico May 2023
Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients prescreened via new remote answering service: 38 Cases pre-selected for reconstruction on 2.5 day mission surgical days: 16 Number of cases rescheduled due to medical reasons developed: 6 Number…
Mission Report: Guayaquil, Ecuador Pediatric Heart Surgery March 2023
March 5-17 - Hospital del Nino Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante, Guayaquil, Ecuador Mission Objectives On this occasion, CardioStart’s International mission team made a return visit to the Hospital del Nino Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante in Guayaquil, Ecuador on…