Kentucky Chapter Contact Information
Contact: Steve Diamond, Director
Address: 8311 Croydon Circle, Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: (502) 693-6336
Medical Mission in Ecuador
March 31, 2012 by HTC · Leave a Comment
On February 25, 2012, a medical team of 20 healthcare professionals, volunteering with Healing the Children Kentucky chapter, arrived in Manabí Province, Ecuador. In difficult circumstances, the team completed over 150 surgeries in just four days amidst devastating flooding caused by ongoing heavy rains, severe shortages, and periodic power outages.
Read More...Practicalities of Medical Missions Overseas
March 26, 2012 by HTC · Leave a Comment
In March 2012, the Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association published their Special Issue on Medical Missions Overseas. It includes an article by Steve Diamond, Director of the Kentucky Chapter of Healing the Children, in which he shares Healing the Children’s experience in successfully managing the practicalities of medical missions overseas.
The full JKMA Special Issue on [...]
Family becomes more than host to injured Haitian girl
December 19, 2011 by HTC · Leave a Comment
By Vincent T. Davis, vtdavis@express-news.net, San Antonio Express-News
When the Tips family vacationed in the northern coastal region of Costa Rica, they saw scenes that lingered long after they departed. They arrived during Spring Break in March 2010 to visit a friend who had opened a preschool. It was the first time the three Tips children had [...]
Haitian child undergoes Heart Surgery
July 27, 2010 by webmaster · Leave a Comment
Kellen T. Knott* – In January of 2010, Medical Teams International volunteer physician, Tom Martin of Portland, Oregon, while working at a medical clinic in Haiti identified a young girl, 15 year old Stephanie Privert, as a candidate for potentially lifesaving heart surgery in the United States.
When Dr. Martin identified Stephanie, she was underweight, had [...]
Louisville Delegation Brings Help and Hope to Ghana
April 18, 2010 by webmaster · Leave a Comment
Steve Diamond, executive director of the Louisville Chapter of Healing the Children, recently led a delegation to the Tamale Teaching Hospital in Ghana, Africa .
The trip was part of a visit organized by Diamond and the Sister Cities of Louisville, Inc. to develop a relationship between the medical schools and teaching hospitals in Louisville and [...]
