Sight On Health In Peru – Day-to-day!
Day 1 (Started 1 day early to start making patients happy!) setting up and our first successful patient of the day! A dozen obstacles overcome and another dozen of patients DONE! Restored sight to 12 very special patients! And our very first patient of this mission came back for her next day follow up! Look...
THE SIGHTS ON HEALTH TEAM IS READY TO DEPART FOR PERU THIS FRIDAY!
18 suitcases and 5 carry on’s are packed and ready to transport a portable operating room & eye clinic from NY to Peru. There are enough supplies to provide 50 cataract surgeries, free of charge to those in need of this sight restoring surgery. In the photo below, Dr Francisco Morales, one of our partners...
Upstate Medical School Alumni Journal
Thank you to The Upstate Medical School Alumni Journal for the mention! Click here to view the full journal. “1983 – George N. Coritsidis, of Southold, NY, is the program director of critical care nephrology at Westchester Medical Center. In addition, he volunteers his time on the board of directors of the nonprofit organization, Sights on...
Michael Sable, MD speaks to StonyBrook School of Medicine Alumni Association
Sights on Health’s surgical director, Michael Sable, MD speaks to StonyBrook School of Medicine Alumni Association about his experiences traveling to South America to perform sight restoring cataract surgery with the nonprofit organization Sights on Health, Inc.
SOH Celebrating Their Ten-year Anniversary, Returning to Peru
Great News! Sights on Health, Inc. is celebrating its ten-year anniversary since their first cataract surgical mission to Peru by returning to Calca in the Sacred Valley, October 14-23, 2022 for its first cataract surgical mission since the start of the pandemic. It will be a smaller group than in years past- a team of 13 people...
Press Release – SOH Celebrating Their Ten-year Anniversary, Returning to Peru
Great News! Sights on Health, Inc. is celebrating its ten-year anniversary since their first cataract surgical mission to Peru by returning to Calca in the Sacred Valley, October 14-23, 2022 for its first cataract surgical mission since the start of the pandemic. It will be a smaller group than in years past- a team of 13 people...
NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour In Support Of Medical Supplies For Ukraine
Dear friends and supporters of Sights on Health, Sights on Health has formed a team to bicycle 42 miles through the five boroughs of NYC on May 1st as part of the annual 5 Boro Bike Tour. Help us raise money to provide much-needed medical supplies to the people suffering in Ukraine and any donation will...
NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour In Support Of Medical Supplies For Ukraine
Dear friends and supporters of Sights on Health, Sights on Health has formed a team to bicycle 42 miles through the five boroughs of NYC on May 1st as part of the annual 5 Boro Bike Tour. Help us raise money to provide much-needed medical supplies to the people suffering in Ukraine and any donation will...
Virtual Board Meeting Recap
Thanks to Dr Ng, he worked his magic and brought us all together last night ( Wednesday Nov. 10,) for Sights on Health’s annual open board meeting. check out his photos… It was a productive meeting. Thank you to all of the attendees for their comments & insights as we plan our outreach strategy for 2022. More to...
Participant Profile: Patricia Morris
This past year has been so difficult and sharing our experiences with each other will give inspiration to continue through these difficult months that still lie ahead. To keep our Sights on Health, we have asked our participants to answer three simple questions in regards to what their experience has been like in the past...
Keeping our Sights on Health
Sights on Health assists the elderly of Peru who are suffering for lack of medications. The pandemic has stretched the already thin medical resources in this country beyond the breaking point. Dr. Francisco Morales whom we have had the privilege of working with down in Peru has reached out for support for his elderly patients in...
Best Wishes for Happy Holidays
Despite this year’s challenging times, Sights on Health, Inc. has been able to offer support to those in need in Peru, New York, and Native American reservations in South Dakota & the Southwest. As a result of your generosity Sights on Health’s gift giving fundraising drive has purchased $5,000 worth of fingertip pulse oximeters; 200 devices have been delivered...