ISMS Operation Kids: Medical Mission, Benha 2010

Photographer/Model Gigi Stoll takes us along on a medical mission for the children of Egypt.

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Upon arrival for the 3rd annual mission, the ISMS Operation Kids team was relieved to count that all 40 bags of medical equipment had arrived safely. Customs in Cairo would still take them hours.

Benha City Hospital, about 2 hours north of Cairo, Egypt.

Patients waited for hours to consult with ISMS Operation Kids Doctors in the Triage waiting room.

A precious baby boy waiting to see ENT Surgeon Dr. Kevin Braat.

A little boy waiting for pediatric orthopedic surgeon, Dr Mark Rieger.

Karen Cartwright MD, General Pediatric Surgeon, consulting with Egyptian Pediatric Surgeons.

Benha City Hospital Nurse Heba Ahmed between surgeries in the break room.

Orthopedic Surgery Room Break! Bert Cedermark CRNA with an Egyptian nurse.

Rachel Peralta, PICU Nurse, holding Egyptian Siamese Twin boys who were born in the Benha City Hospital. They are very curious about her.

Having some fun in the recovery room. Photographer Gigi Stoll with Rachel Peralta, Lisa Pflug, Laura Van der Putte, & Program Director Colleen Hekemian.

A Mother and her daughter.

Operation complete on the boy's palate by Stephanie Cohen MD. His proud father recorded the entire recovery room experience!

Nurse Sania with ISMS Operation Kids nurse Lisa Plug-PICU RN in the recovery room.

Lance Fowler (aka Superman), Surgical Technician, taking a much needed rest after a week of 17 hour days.

Nurses Heba Ali, Heba Ahmed, & Noura Ali. They all came to the hospital to say goodbye to our team, even though it was their day off. They shared their meals with us, made us tea, & had tears in their eyes when we left.

Mission Complete! The ISMS Operation Kids team was able to complete over 70 surgeries in only 7 days. To Volunteer or donate to ISMS Operation Kids please visit their website ISMSOperationKids.org