Prosthetic Outreach Foundation / Mobility Outreach International
Karl
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Title:
Prosthetic Outreach Foundation / Mobility Outreach International
Creator:
Karl
Date:
11/15/2015
Text:
Dear Colleagues,
Over 25 years ago, Ernest Burgess, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Seattle, started Prosthetic Outreach Foundation as a way to help Vietnamese amputees after the war. Since that time, the organization has changed it's name to Mobility Outreach International because Prosthetics are no longer the only services provided. Presently, Mobility Outreach International supports clinics in Vietnam, Haiti, Sierra Leone and Bangladesh, all of which provide prosthetics, orthotics and club foot treatments in areas poorly served by local health agencies and international groups. The organization works with local health officials to open a clinic, hiring and training local people to provide the services. There is a possibility that a new clinic will be opening in Senegal but funding has become a major issue.
Although this organization provides services in developing nations, the services it provides is one that we all hold close to our hearts. We are all in this profession because we know how life changing a prosthesis or brace can be. Imagine the difference this makes in some of the poorest countries in the world. Mobility Outreach International can no longer depend on the few local donors who have been supporting it for the past 2 decades. As they age, they are no longer able to support us as they have in the past, and we are looking for many small donors to help carry on these needed services. Please look at the website Mobility Outreach International - Mobility Outreach International and if you or anyone you know would be able to help, this wonderful organization can continue to help people in areas where the large multinational organizations do not go. Small donations from individuals and possible larger donations from organizations or manufacturers would be a great help. Please take a look and see if this interests you. If you have any personal questions, call me at 253 952 3887. Thank you.
Karl W Entenmann, CPOBoard Member, Mobility Outreach InternationalOwner, Preferred Orthotic and Prosthetic ServicesTacoma / Federal Way, WA Mobility Outreach International - Mobility Outreach Inte...Enabling mobility in neglected areas of the world Mobility Outreach International enables mobility in neglected areas of the world and has served over 20,000 adults...View on www.mobilityoi.orgPreview by Yahoo
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Over 25 years ago, Ernest Burgess, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Seattle, started Prosthetic Outreach Foundation as a way to help Vietnamese amputees after the war. Since that time, the organization has changed it's name to Mobility Outreach International because Prosthetics are no longer the only services provided. Presently, Mobility Outreach International supports clinics in Vietnam, Haiti, Sierra Leone and Bangladesh, all of which provide prosthetics, orthotics and club foot treatments in areas poorly served by local health agencies and international groups. The organization works with local health officials to open a clinic, hiring and training local people to provide the services. There is a possibility that a new clinic will be opening in Senegal but funding has become a major issue.
Although this organization provides services in developing nations, the services it provides is one that we all hold close to our hearts. We are all in this profession because we know how life changing a prosthesis or brace can be. Imagine the difference this makes in some of the poorest countries in the world. Mobility Outreach International can no longer depend on the few local donors who have been supporting it for the past 2 decades. As they age, they are no longer able to support us as they have in the past, and we are looking for many small donors to help carry on these needed services. Please look at the website Mobility Outreach International - Mobility Outreach International and if you or anyone you know would be able to help, this wonderful organization can continue to help people in areas where the large multinational organizations do not go. Small donations from individuals and possible larger donations from organizations or manufacturers would be a great help. Please take a look and see if this interests you. If you have any personal questions, call me at 253 952 3887. Thank you.
Karl W Entenmann, CPOBoard Member, Mobility Outreach InternationalOwner, Preferred Orthotic and Prosthetic ServicesTacoma / Federal Way, WA Mobility Outreach International - Mobility Outreach Inte...Enabling mobility in neglected areas of the world Mobility Outreach International enables mobility in neglected areas of the world and has served over 20,000 adults...View on www.mobilityoi.orgPreview by Yahoo
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Citation
Karl, “Prosthetic Outreach Foundation / Mobility Outreach International,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/237845.
