New Volunteers Begin Arriving in Tsunami Stricken Region
MILLWOOD, Va., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians, nurses and other health
care providers from across the U.S. will join Project HOPE on a continuing
humanitarian aid mission aboard the USNS Mercy to bring health and hope to
thousands of tsunami survivors.
These volunteers will relieve a portion of the first team of Project HOPE
volunteers who arrived in Indonesia earlier this month.
"Doctors, nurses and medical staff have made tremendous strides in
providing humanitarian assistance to the tsunami region, though much work
remains," said John P. Howe III, M.D., President and CEO of Project HOPE. "We
recognize that a continued commitment to the region is necessary, and we are
dedicated to providing relief and hope to survivors."
The medical professionals supporting Project HOPE's ongoing work aboard
the USNS Mercy include:
Rebecca Ainley, RN, Kent, WA
Carrie Alexander, RN, Washington, DC
Karen Anderson, RN, Philadelphia, PA
Maureen Anzuoni, RN, Lynn, MA
Howard Bennett, MD, Chicago, IL
Francis Beylotte, Jr., DMD, Folly Beach, SC
John Bley, Jr., DVM, Paw Paw, MI
Gail Bozzelli, RN, Arlington, VA
Dana Braner, MD, Portland, OR
Annette Brien, RN, Boston, MA
Judith Carr, RN, Danvers, MA
Noreen Casey, RN, Salem, MA
Sheldon Chaffer, MD, Temple, TX
Amy Chancey, RN, Patterson, GA
Nancy Cobery, RN, Danville, CA
Patti Collins, RN, Sixes, OR
Laurie Columbo, RN, New York, NY
Julie Conlin, RN, Charlestown, MA
Judith Crowley, CRNA, Cedar Park, TX
Sharon Darak, RD, Natick, MA
Tracy Davidson, RN, Alexandria, VA
Meghan Dawson, RN, Hudson, MA
Michael DiJulia, RN, Baltimore, MD
Keith Everitt, RN, Bera, KY
Melody Fadness, RN, New York, NY
Donna Featherstone, RN, Ojai, CA
Barbara Fenton, MD, Nellysford, VA
Seth Foldy, MD, Milwaukee, WI
Mary Frazier, RN, Moraga, CA
Annekathryn Goodman, MD, Boston, MA
Diana Hardin, RN, Colton, OR
Alison Harmon, RN, Pittsburgh, PA
Rebekah Hattery, RN, Cambridge, MA
Martin Henderson, RN, Cape Coral, FL
Frederick Henretig, MD, Philadelphia, PA
George Holt, MD, San Antonio, TX
James Honl, MS, OD, Anderson, SC
Margaret Kimball, RN, Newfields, NH
Kathleen Kissane, RN, Frederick, MD
Jonathan Kissane, Frederick, MD
Cynhia Krimezis, Red Hook, NY
Scott Leckman, MD, Salt Lake City, UT
Tammy Leung, RN, Hayward, CA
Eric Matchko, RN, Harrison Township, MI
Karen McKoy, MD, Dover, MA
Elizabeth McLarney, MD, Guilford, VT
Donna Mirenda, RN, Sunnyvale, CA
Hayato Mori, MD, Kalaheo, HI
Susan Mortensen, RN, Camarillo, CA
Kristin Moriarty, RN, Weymouth, MA
Wendy Nesheim, RN, Stone Mountain, GA
Vicki Noble, MD, Cambridge, MA
Stephanie Nyman, RN, Las Vegas, NV
Emily Olmstead, RN, Amesbury, MA
Mark Pasternack, MD, Brookline, MA
Sarita Patel, MD, Brookline, MA
Chanda Plong, RN, Boston, MA
Michael Polifka, MD, Manchester, VT
Mary Pool, RN, Shady Side, MD
Kristen Prendiville, MSW, LICSW, Cambridge, MA
Eric Purdy, MD, Fort Wayne, IN
Anita Rhynerson, RN, Osawatomie, KS
Sandra Rimer, RN, Alexandria, VA
Christine Rooney, RN, FNP, Medford, MA
Robert Scanlon, DO, Springfield, MO
Edward Seldin, MD, DMD, Cambridge, MA
Natalie Siefer, RN, Iowa City, IA
Ellen Silvius, RN, Wayland, MA
Heidi Simpson, RN, Somerville, MA
Karen Skilling, ARNP, Tallahassee, FL
Susan Sodetz, RN, Palos Park, IL
Olinda Spitzer, RN, Monument, CO
Neelakantan Sunder, MD, Winchester, MA
Jennifer Sweet, RN, Londonderry, NH
Charles Thornsvard, MD, Columbia, SC
Susan Troll, RN, Latham, NY
Cynthia Trotta, RN, Atlanta, GA
David Vuurman, RN, Plainfield, IN
Ellen Walsh, RN, Stoneham, MA
John Wei, MD, Sudbury, MA
Mary Wilson, RN, Stoneham, MA
Emily Windham, MD, Compton, MD
Stephanie Winkler, Washington, DC
Betty Wu, MD, Minneapolis, MN
Matthew Wynia, MD, Evanston, IL
Michael Yates, RN, San Antonio, TX
The USNS Mercy is serving as an enabling platform to assist humanitarian
operations both aboard and ashore in ways that host nations and international
relief organization find useful. Mercy is currently off the waters of
Indonesia in support of Operation Unified Assistance. Through the
private/public partnership with the U.S. Navy, more than 1,300 tsunami
survivors have received medical care. The Dec. 26 disaster left tens of
thousands of people without access to basic medical care and medical supplies
and destroyed much of the region's infrastructure.
Project HOPE has also deployed its own staff as well as extensive
resources to the tsunami relief effort. More than $9 million in humanitarian
aid destined to provide tsunami survivors with critical medicines is being
delivered in the Banda Aceh region of Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The
aid is targeted to hospitals, clinics and emergency centers.
Project HOPE began in 1958 with the first peacetime hospital ship, the SS
HOPE, donated by President Eisenhower. Its maiden voyage was to Indonesia.
Today, Project HOPE conducts land-based medical training and health education
programs in 34 countries across five continents. For more information about
Project HOPE, visit http://www.projecthope.org.
CONTACT: LORI ALLESEE
PROJECT HOPE
(540) 837-2100
lallesee@projecthope.org
SOURCE Project HOPE
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