by Deanna Rivera | Jun 22, 2017 | International Rotary Programs, Non-Profit
Cardiac surgery programs demand safety awareness in several major systems. CardoStart’s mission is to educate and assist local medical teams in providing heart surgery and cardiac services to adults and children in underserved regions of the world. Their vision is a...
by Southtowne Rotary | Apr 2, 2015 | International Rotary Programs
Our very own Lauren Alexander worked with Dr. Ellen Heinitz on putting together the shipping of both an ambulance and a 40 foot container of hospital supplies and equipment to the Democratic Republic of Congo. When Ellen was in Naturopahtic Medical School in Portland...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jan 20, 2015 | International Rotary Programs, Programs we Support
Another good year! PeaceHealth continues to be very generous. We get donations from 3 local PeaceHealth hospitals. The recent newspaper and TV didn’t hurt. Several experienced nurses, pharmacists and technicians have contacted me and would like help or are looking for...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jan 14, 2015 | International Rotary Programs, Member News, Programs we Support
KEZI 9 News interviewed one of our very own Rotary members in a video seen here. Lauren Alexander and Southtowne Rotary Club are making it their mission to collect and send medical supplies to places like Africa. One look inside the many warehouses used to store his...
by Southtowne Rotary | Sep 4, 2014 | International Rotary Programs, Programs we Support
For years, Southtowne member Lauren Alexander worked as a volunteer at Sacred Heart Hospital. When RiverBend opened, new equipment and supplies were purchased, and there was a surfeit of older, usable materials. Lauren suggested to hospital staff that, as a Rotarian,...