‘NGO or Nonprofit’
Diabetes Youth Care
Sep. 5, 2018—In many hospitals in Ghana, adolescents and youth with chronic diseases are usually managed in the same setting as the adults. The age differences between them and the adults also create some cultural barriers. With this, most young people with chronic diseases would either come to the hospital close to closing time or would have...
Healing Trust
Sep. 5, 2018—The Healing Trust was formed from the sale of Baptist Hospital to Ascension Health/St. Thomas Health Services in 2002. Since then, they have given over $79 million in the Middle Tennessee community. Based on the terms of the sale, over $34 million was granted to Baptist Hospital to support a variety of their programs. Programs...
MITRE Corporation
Sep. 5, 2018—MITRE is a not-for-profit organization that operates research and development centers sponsored by the federal government. They operate FFRDCs—federally funded research and development centers—which are unique organizations that assist the United States government with scientific research and analysis, development and acquisition and systems engineering and integration. They also have an independent research program that explores new and expanded...
Siloam
Sep. 5, 2018—Siloam Family Health Center began as a tiny, volunteer-driven, primary care clinic in the Edgehill neighborhood. Today it is a vibrant, health ministry with a beautiful 12,000 square foot facility, a staff of 36, over 300 volunteers, dozens of collaborating partners, and roughly 5,000 individual patients who come from all over Middle Tennessee. As a...
American Association of Physician Assistants
Aug. 27, 2018—Founded in 1968, the American Association of Physician Assistants is the national professional society for PAs. It represents a profession of more than 123,000 PAs across all medical and surgical specialties in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and the uniformed services. AAPA advocates and educates on behalf of the profession and the patients...
AMOS
Aug. 27, 2018—AMOS is a Christian non-profit organization that exists to improve the health of impoverished communities by working alongside them in health, education and development. AMOS Health and Hope seeks to take action to help address the problems of poverty, disease and preventable deaths. The organizations is dedicated to improving the health and well being of...
Catholic Medical Mission Board
Aug. 27, 2018—The CMMB is an international, faith-based NGO providing long-term, co-operative, medical and development aid to communities affected by poverty and unequal access to healthcare. For over a century, they have worked to strengthen and support communities through healthcare programs and initiatives, the distribution of medicines and medical supplies, and the placement of volunteers. As part...