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2© 2011 PeaceHealth
We went to the small town of Tamanique, set in the coastal hills of central El Salvador
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We held our clinics in this spacious building
The motto for this vocational education center was perfect for our mission: “With God in our hearts and minds, we serve the people”
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On Sunday Hernan crammed us all into his Coaster and we set up clinics with our great group of local volunteers
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And providers who speak Spanish learned some new idioms from Salvadoran patients.
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Including a few with conditions that would have been treated long ago in the U.S.
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The women’s clinic, a private space created by tarps, was popular once word got out that the doctor was also a woman!
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When a patient needed a referral to a specialist or hospital, our local partner, Dr. Fredy, managed the process and will follow up.
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The eye clinic always draws a big crowd
Our optometrists kept a rapid pace, helped by the new autorefractor purchased with donations in memory of Sister Eleanor Gilmore.
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With an experienced team member running specialized equipment, we were able to pre-test 87 people with cataracts or pterygiums for our May Eye Surgery Mission .
Then our friend Rosa, a Salvadoran volunteer who joins us every year, explained the surgery process to each potential patient.
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Three Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace and two Associates joined the mission and offered an Ash Wednesday service for the team.
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Our two physical therapists, though working as photojournalist and interpreter, got to use their skills.
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They honored us with their trust and we honored them with the best care we could give.
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In our 4 ½ days in Tamanique, we saw 1425 patients in a total of 2071 clinic visits