Serving At The Crossroads
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Board of Advisors
In addition to the Board of Directors, there are a number of individuals, who provide support with their special skills or areas of expertise that we rely on from time to time to help the Directors through specific projects and stages of our growth and development.
The SATC Board is assisted by a Board of Advisors, who have a broad perview. They posses expertise in health, health finance, business administration and other specialty areas. The following individuals have volunteered to provide advice to us:
| John Ash , MS | |
| SAP Corporation | |
Senior Information Data Center Manager. |
| Arnold W. Cohen, MD, FACOG | |
| Albert Einstein Medical Center / Thomas Jefferson University | |
| Professor and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein Medical Center / Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Cohen is a sub-specialist in high risk obstetrics and brings perspectives from the business of medicine and quality of care, having served for seven years as Vice President for Women’s Heath at United Health Care / Aetna |
| John R. Musich, MD, FACOG | |
| William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan | |
| Director of Medical Education, Chairman of Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Vice President for Women’s Health Affairs, William Beaumont Hospital. |
| Louis A Vontver, MD, FACOG | |
| University of Washington | |
| Professor Emeritus and Vice Chairman for Education, University of Washington, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. |
| Sterling B. Williams, MD, MS, FACOG | |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | |
| Vice President for Education, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Williams has special interest and expertise in women’s heath care in South America. He is the US leader of a project in Central America to develop a system of board certification in obstetrics and gynecology to increase the quality of care, and to bring these organizations into the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. |
Announcements
- Crossroads receives Best In America certification. Less than 2,000 charities in the US receive this seal. To read the full story, click here.
- Serving at the Crossroads featured in The Daily Local. To read the full story, click here.
- Serving at the Crossroads featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer. To read the full story, click here.
Clinic Update
- Clinic nears 25,000 mark in treating patients during first 3 years of serving people in La Entrada
- Well drilling completed on new clinic site
- Eagle Scout project collected more than $15,000 worth of over-the-counter medications
- Audiometer donated, which will speed up examinations, enabling patients to qualify for hearing aids
- ASIDE, the Association for Ecological and Social Economic Development, signed cooperative agreement with Manos Amigas to supply food, bedding and medical supplies
- Finland's Project Norte partnered with Manos Amigas by providing funds for well construction, waste water disposal and environmental preservation of new clinic site
- First micro-enterprise development project receives grant to test market "high-end" fabric products sewn in Honduras for sale in US with portion of profits to support the clinic
Headlines
Crossroads Gets a Make-over - New Logo Design (12/7/08) ...full story...
Administering Hearing aid tests (12/6/08) ...full story...
Amigos de Jesus Orphanage and the hand of Providence (12/5/08) ...full story...
Your buying decisions can help the Manos Amigas Clinic (12/4/08) ...full story...
What would you do if you had access to a Rainforest? (12/4/08) ...full story...
Clinic Acquires New Bus to Pick up Patients (12/3/08) ...full story...
News at Noon – Lights, camera Action! (12/2/08) ...full story...
Once is Not Enough - Geisinger Brigade returns with more healthcare help (12/1/08) ...full story...
Best in America certification leads Crossroads to 2009 Combined Federal Campaign for Charitable Giving (11/14/08) …Full story…
Rotary Seeks to Equip New Clinic Blood Laboratory (5/5/08) ...full story...
Manos Amigas Makes Good Use of Medical Network (4/18/08) ...full story...
World Bank – A potential source of funding for developing nations with a record of accomplishment (4/6/08) ...full story...
Manos Amigas and SATC calls on the Honduran Ministry of Health (4/5/08) ...full story...
The Blue Baby – a Special Case for Humanitarian Assistance (3/7/08) ...full story...
Geisinger Brigade – Medical Volunteers from the Keystone State (3/1/08) ...full story...
A Report from the State Capitol - Harrisburg, PA (2/4/08) ...full story...
Threads of Hope - A new Micro-enterprise Arises (1/15/08) ...full story...
The Gift of Sound (12/18/07) ...full story...
Daring to be Different - Scout Earns Eagle Award (11/5/07) ...full story...
Living Water… but first you must smite the rock! (10/30/07) ...full story...