The Linden Fund USA/OMAT team says there is an urgent need for an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) after it conducted a number of surgeries there during a recent outreach exercise.
Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) president and director of the LFU, Dr Stephen Carryl, who is a leading surgeon in New York State, said the collaboration was great because while the doctors focused on surgeries and patient care, team members conducted health lectures in the community. OMAT is celebrating its 20th anniversary of medical outreach to communities in need of medical care.
Dr Carryl and a team of locals, Chinese and Cuban doctors performed over 25 major and six minor operations over four days. A number of
