Helping the Poorest of the Poor
In India, government-provided medical programs are insufficient to meet the needs of the enormous population, and too often medical care is available only to those who can pay for it. Friends of Christ India "FOCI" has helped to meet the need for decent medical care for those in need in the Khammam region, through the following:
FOCI has helped support the redevelopment of St. Mary’s Hospital, a 100 year old mission hospital serving the poor of Khammam district. We have helped recruit new doctors, train nurses and improve the facilities. FOCI funds help pay for medical care for the poor, either at St. Mary’s or, if necessary, at other hospitals in Khammam.
Each January, Dr. George Longstreth, surgeon and FOCI board member and surgeon Dr. Joe Bardenheier III lead a group of physicians and surgeons to St. Mary’s Mission Hospital in Khammam to conduct a Free Surgical Camp. Dr. Longstreth and Dr. Joe Bardenheier III and their colleagues examine hundreds of indigent patients who come to the hospital and perform between 150 and 200 procedures in ten days, all completely free of charge.
FOCI has helped support the redevelopment of St. Mary’s Hospital, a 100 year old mission hospital serving the poor of Khammam district. We have helped recruit new doctors, train nurses and improve the facilities. FOCI funds help pay for medical care for the poor, either at St. Mary’s or, if necessary, at other hospitals in Khammam.
Each January, Dr. George Longstreth, surgeon and FOCI board member and surgeon Dr. Joe Bardenheier III lead a group of physicians and surgeons to St. Mary’s Mission Hospital in Khammam to conduct a Free Surgical Camp. Dr. Longstreth and Dr. Joe Bardenheier III and their colleagues examine hundreds of indigent patients who come to the hospital and perform between 150 and 200 procedures in ten days, all completely free of charge.