Zimmer Biomet Partners With Non-Profit To Improve Access To Musculoskeletal Care In Guatemala
May 4, 2018 at 5:25 p.m.
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Under the partnership, Zimmer Biomet will donate instrument sets and provide implants for Faith In Practice to place in inventory with the goal of improving access to total knee arthroplasty procedures for patients in underserved communities.
Through the partnership's model, Faith In Practice will utilize Zimmer Biomet implants at the Las Obras Hospital in Antigua and Hilario Galindo Hospital in San Felipe, Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
"This is an outstanding partnership of two organizations that are focused on the health of those in need in developing countries such as Guatemala," said Brian S. Parsley, M.D., lead orthopaedic surgeon and member of Faith In Practice's board of directors. "Zimmer Biomet has been supportive of our medical mission work for many years, and this agreement will further our capacity to treat those patients in need and offer them an opportunity to walk comfortably, remain active and provide for their families.
“This partnership will allow our surgeons to reach out and help even more patients due to the availability of implants and equipment. Our surgeons are ecstatic about this relationship."
Dan Williamson, Zimmer Biomet's group president, joint reconstruction, said, "We are delighted to partner with Faith In Practice, This opportunity enables us to continue to provide our innovative products and solutions in a socially impactful manner and further expands our ongoing efforts to help improve the lives of people in underserved communities who typically do not have access to healthcare advancements."
Rev. Linda McCarty, president and chief executive officer of Faith In Practice, said, "We are incredibly grateful to Zimmer Biomet for making this commitment to serve those in great need in Guatemala. While Zimmer Biomet has always been generous in supporting medical volunteers who wish to serve those in need in developing nations, this new way of providing implants will leverage and expand its impact significantly. We applaud Zimmer Biomet's efforts and are honored to be its first partner in this new way of providing care to those who otherwise would have no access."
About Faith In Practice
The mission of Faith In Practice is to improve the physical, spiritual and economic conditions of the poor in Guatemala through short-term surgical, medical, and dental mission trips and health-related educational programs. Faith In Practice's life-changing medical mission is to minister to the poor, while providing a spiritually enriching experience for its volunteers.
Each year, more than 1,300 U.S. volunteers serve through Faith In Practice, covering their own costs, taking vacation time, to serve. They are joined by more than 1,000 Guatemalan volunteers and two non-profit Guatemalan hospitals to provide care to the poor of Guatemala.
For more information, visit www.faithinpractice.org.
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Under the partnership, Zimmer Biomet will donate instrument sets and provide implants for Faith In Practice to place in inventory with the goal of improving access to total knee arthroplasty procedures for patients in underserved communities.
Through the partnership's model, Faith In Practice will utilize Zimmer Biomet implants at the Las Obras Hospital in Antigua and Hilario Galindo Hospital in San Felipe, Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
"This is an outstanding partnership of two organizations that are focused on the health of those in need in developing countries such as Guatemala," said Brian S. Parsley, M.D., lead orthopaedic surgeon and member of Faith In Practice's board of directors. "Zimmer Biomet has been supportive of our medical mission work for many years, and this agreement will further our capacity to treat those patients in need and offer them an opportunity to walk comfortably, remain active and provide for their families.
“This partnership will allow our surgeons to reach out and help even more patients due to the availability of implants and equipment. Our surgeons are ecstatic about this relationship."
Dan Williamson, Zimmer Biomet's group president, joint reconstruction, said, "We are delighted to partner with Faith In Practice, This opportunity enables us to continue to provide our innovative products and solutions in a socially impactful manner and further expands our ongoing efforts to help improve the lives of people in underserved communities who typically do not have access to healthcare advancements."
Rev. Linda McCarty, president and chief executive officer of Faith In Practice, said, "We are incredibly grateful to Zimmer Biomet for making this commitment to serve those in great need in Guatemala. While Zimmer Biomet has always been generous in supporting medical volunteers who wish to serve those in need in developing nations, this new way of providing implants will leverage and expand its impact significantly. We applaud Zimmer Biomet's efforts and are honored to be its first partner in this new way of providing care to those who otherwise would have no access."
About Faith In Practice
The mission of Faith In Practice is to improve the physical, spiritual and economic conditions of the poor in Guatemala through short-term surgical, medical, and dental mission trips and health-related educational programs. Faith In Practice's life-changing medical mission is to minister to the poor, while providing a spiritually enriching experience for its volunteers.
Each year, more than 1,300 U.S. volunteers serve through Faith In Practice, covering their own costs, taking vacation time, to serve. They are joined by more than 1,000 Guatemalan volunteers and two non-profit Guatemalan hospitals to provide care to the poor of Guatemala.
For more information, visit www.faithinpractice.org.
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