Mission to Zambia

Hey! Last week we supplied a hand-carried mission to Zambia. The mission group was from Northrise University Initiative which is an organization dedicated to providing financial, medical, and other assistance to the people of Zambia. The supplies were mostly for pediatric care and were sent to the Arthur Davidson Children's Hospital in Ndola, Zambia. The group was amazed at how much they were able to bring with them. The supplies arrived safely and are already being used.

A photo of the group with some of the supplies they brought was given to us, and here it is:

Medsurplus 5th Annual Conference

Hey guys! Just writing to tell you guys about the 5th annual MedSurplus conference. It will be held at the Hilton Post Oak Hotel (link here).  Make sure you enter the code MSN so you can get the special rate of $119/night for the conference.

The conference will have speakers that will talk on a variety of subjects, from Social Media/Branding to the legal aspects of shipping our products. There will also be a panel to discuss Haiti relief and recovery efforts. You will also get the wonderful opportunity to tour the Texas Medical Center. This will include visiting the trauma center at Memorial Hermann.

Make sure to register here!

Patrick

Some Wonderful Feedback!

Hey everyone! Just updating the blog again to let you know about some great feedback we heard from Mr. Mariano Montilla of the Philippines. He recently stopped by the office to visit and give us some feedback on a container they received. His feedback included a beautiful photo album, documenting receipt and use of the medical equipment and supplies donated by Medical Bridges.

They also presented us with a copy of the official resolution letter from the local government (Office of the Sanggunuang Panlalawigan) expressing "heart-felt thanks and appreciation to Medical Bridges for the donation of medical supplies and equipment to the Provincial Hospital of Agusan el Norte".

Lastly they presented us with the actual banner, signed by the staff of the hospital, that was flown the day the container was unloaded. Mr. Montilla is currently working on another order!

I'll keep you guys updated if we get any more news!

Patrick

A Special Thanks

The staff of Medical Bridges recently welcomed Dr. Masood Hammed of Dow University of Health Sciences (Karachi, Pakistan) and Dr. Aijaz Hussain of Houston. Dr. Masood extended to Medical Bridges his heart-felt appreciation for the donation of much needed medical supplies for Pakistan. Dr. Masood presented Medical Bridges with a beautiful photo album showing how the material donated by Medical Bridges was used in their new facility in Pakistan. He has expressed interest in further working with Medical Bridges.

A changing of hands

Hi everyone! This is Patrick. This post is just to let you guys know that the blog is changing authors. Roze has left Medical Bridges to pursue other personal interests and all of us at the office wish her well in her future endeavors!

We have not found a full time replacement yet so in the interim I will be the one updating the blog. We will continue to keep you updated with what's going on here and we should have more information coming soon.

Thanks!

Patrick

Ed's Song

Hi!

One of our regular volunteers, Ed Kinsey, has written a song specifically for Medical Bridges! It's a fun, musical adaption of what we're all about.

A little background on Mr. Ed Kinsey...Ed has been a very valuable volunter at Medical Bridges. He has been honored several times for his commitment to our mission. He regularly comes in on Saturdays and is often seeing around the office during the workweek. Two years in a row, he's put in more than 700 hours a year making him a President's Volunteer Service Awards Gold recipient. Ed's been a valued volunteer since retiring as a police officer.

Here's the music video:

In case you missed some lyrics, here they are:

Medical Bridges is the place for me

counting catheters is fun you see

Under pads and diapers still make me smile

If suction drainage is your thing

we have ehough cannisters to make you sing

and suction tubing that will stretch a mile

From IV connectors to hospital beds to O.B. supplies, covers for your head

We send our stuff all over the world

Surgical basins and O.R. packs, blood collection tubes and pipette racks.

We have urine collectors for a boy or a girl.

If you're on a mission, going out of town.

Give Norm a call, he won't let you down.

Hand carry trips are his speciality.

He has exam gloves of every size.

He even has splash guards for your eyes

and guaze sponges for your wound dressing needs

From hospital gowns to specimen cups

Endoscopic and O.R. set ups; Tongue depressors and bedpans too

Medical Bridges is devoted to you

We want to help the world out too.

Together we can make a difference just me and you

Together we can make a difference just me and you

A special thanks

Hello!

Recently we welcomed some very special volunteers from Gateway Academy in Houston, Texas. Shortly after their volunteer session, we received these thank you letters from a few of the children who had visited. We enjoyed them so much here at the office that I thought I'd share them with you.

(I transcribed each of the letters at the bottom of each letter.)

Enjoy. :)

 

Dear Medical Bridges,

Thank you allowing us to come help the community at Medical Bridges. I like to sort medical things. I like meeting people there. I like riding in a car to Medical Bridges. I learned to put things where they go.

Thanks again!

Dear Medical Bridges

Thank you for letting us come to Medical Bridges

I like to sort things and put them back where they were

I like drinking water at Medical Bridges

I like washing my hands at the end of sorting things

I learned how to put on my gloves

Dear Medical Bridges

Thank you for having us come sort medical supplies. I enjoyed coming in a working very hard I also enjoyed you talking about what you do I learned that they ship other medicens to other countries thats very interesting. 

Thank you

Monica