Medical Missions for Children
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Medical Missions for Children is an independent, non-profit organization that works to improve health outcomes of the world's critically ill children by providing individual telemedicine
consultations and implementing education programs focused on narrowing the knowledge gap between healthcare providers in the developed word and in the developing world. MMC focuses on “transferring medical knowledge from those who have it to those who need it” using a state-of-the-art communications infrastructure in order to touch the lives of more than one million critically ill children each year.
at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center.
This Medical Missions for Children/Patterson, NJ (MMC) should not be confused with Medical Missions for Children (MMFC), a 501 (3)(c) charity based in Woburn, MA that sends 13-15 surgical, medical and dental missions around the world each year to care for impoverished children who suffer from cleft deformities, microtia (absence of ear), head and neck abnormalities and severe, untreated burn injuries
, New Jersey's affiliate of PBS.
In April 2007 a second Giggles theater opened at The Children's Inn located at the campus of the National Institutes of Health
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Telemedicine
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities...
consultations and implementing education programs focused on narrowing the knowledge gap between healthcare providers in the developed word and in the developing world. MMC focuses on “transferring medical knowledge from those who have it to those who need it” using a state-of-the-art communications infrastructure in order to touch the lives of more than one million critically ill children each year.
About
Medical Missions for Children was founded in 1997 by Frank and Peg Brady. Its Global Telemedicine and Teaching Network currently serves over 100 countries throughout Latin America/Caribbean, Africa, North America, Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe/Central Asia and the Middle East. MMC is located in Paterson, New JerseyPaterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center.
The Global Telemedicine and Teaching Network
The Global Telemedicine and Teaching Network (GTTN) comprises several programs:- The Medical Broadcasting Channel - A 24/7/365 channel airing medical programming via satellite broadcast, Internet2Internet2Internet2 is an advanced not-for-profit US networking consortium led by members from the research and education communities, industry, and government....
, and IPTV Networks. - The Telemedicine Outreach Program - a network of 27 tier-one mentoring hospitals in the United States and Europe linking to hospitals and institutions in more than 100 countries.
This Medical Missions for Children/Patterson, NJ (MMC) should not be confused with Medical Missions for Children (MMFC), a 501 (3)(c) charity based in Woburn, MA that sends 13-15 surgical, medical and dental missions around the world each year to care for impoverished children who suffer from cleft deformities, microtia (absence of ear), head and neck abnormalities and severe, untreated burn injuries
Television programs
MMC currently produces four television programs broadcast on the New Jersey NetworkNew Jersey Network
The New Jersey Network, or NJN, was a network of public television and radio stations serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. NJN was a member of the Public Broadcasting Service for television and the National Public Radio for radio, broadcasting their programming as well as producing and...
, New Jersey's affiliate of PBS.
- Tomorrow's Medicine Today
- Plain Talk About Health
- Take Care
- Medical Grapevine
The Giggles Children's Theater
Located at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, Giggles Children’s Theater (Giggles) draws its curtains three times each week to bring the healing powers of laughter and entertainment to hospitalized children in the city of Paterson, NJ. Each performance is broadcast live into the Hospital’s closed-circuit TV system so that no child is excluded due to sickness or incapacity. Each performance is also recorded and aired on the Medical Broadcasting Channel so that it can be shared with the over 100 children’s hospitals around the world who benefit from the charitable works of MMC.In April 2007 a second Giggles theater opened at The Children's Inn located at the campus of the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
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Awards and honors
- Four-Star Rating from Charity NavigatorCharity NavigatorCharity Navigator is an independent, non-profit organization that evaluates American charities. Its stated goal is "to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities."-About:...
(2005, 2006, 2007) - Computer WorldComputer WorldComputer World is the eighth studio album by the German electronic music band Kraftwerk, released in May 1981. The album deals with the themes of the rise of computers within society. Critics see this album as a peak in the career of Kraftwerk, along with Autobahn and Trans-Europe Express...
21st Century Achievement Award (2007) - World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
Global Development Finalist (2007) - Stockholm Challenge (2006)
- Purpose Prize Fellow (2006)
- Tech Museum Laureate (2006)
- IESC Award (2006)
- Contact Center World Award (2006)
- Intelligent Community Award (2006)
- Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
Best Health & Arts Award for Giggle's Children's Theater (2005) - CHEST Foundation's 2005 Humanitarian Recognition Award presented to Dr. Roberto Nachajon of St. Joseph's Children's Hospital for his contributions to Medical Missions for Children (2005)
- Executive Director, Peg Brady named Female Entrepreneur of the Year by Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityFairleigh Dickinson UniversityFairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
's Rothman Institute (2005) - Healthcare Informatics Award (2004)
- Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition (2003)
- Federal 100 Award (2003)
- Lifetime Achievement Award National Hispanic Medical Association (2001)