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Hospitals of Hope is a 501(c)(3) Christian medical missions organization who aims to improve the healthcare of the under-served, both locally and internationally. Hospitals of Hope’s goal is to use medicine as a vehicle into the hearts of people, to demonstrate Christ’s love by showing the value of each person they care for. Hospitals of Hope sends medical, dental, and general volunteers, as well as students at various levels in their training, to serve at the Hospitals of Hope hospital in Vinto, Bolivia and in other countries, such as Liberia and Haiti. Hospitals of Hope also manufactures Clinic In A Can, self-contained medical clinics built in shipping containers. == History == Hospitals of Hope began when a young physician assistant, Michael Wawrzewski, took a number of short-term mission trips overseas. He was moved to action when he saw that many around the world lack basic medical care and die from easily preventable or treatable diseases such as diarrhea and malaria. He saw an eleven-year-old girl dying of untreated tuberculosis, a farmer with a fractured femur left for dead, and a baby with congenital cataracts—which left her blind for life. In 1998, Michael joined with other Wichita, Kansas community members to found Hospitals of Hope—an organization dedicated to showing Christ’s love through the medium of medical care. Originally, the organization focused solely on Bolivia,beginning with a small, free clinic and expanding to a 32-bed, level II hospital. Hospitals of Hope staff and supporters soon realized that the organization had the potential to affect medical care not only in Bolivia but also in other countries around the world. Hospitals of Hope’s work expanded to Haiti in 2004 with the development of the Clinic In A Can — a self-contained clinic built in a shipping container - an example of a shipping container clinic. Since January 2010's earthquake, Hospitals of Hope has sent six more Clinics in a Can to Haiti and three to Southern Sudan with plans to send more to other countries around the world. In 2008, we began work in Liberia, West Africa, partnering with John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, the referral center for the entire country. We have since sent over $1.1 million of medical equipment and supplies to Liberia and have developed a partnership with ELWA (Eternal Love Winning Africa) Hospital, where we send volunteers year-round. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hospitals of Hope」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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