CENTRAL AMERICAN MEDICAL OUTREACH INC
14821 BURKHART RD, ORRVILLE, OH 44667 www.camo.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CAMO'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AMERICA BY STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

IN THE AREA OF HEALTH: CAMO HAS PROVIDED MANY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE THIRD LARGEST PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN HONDURAS, MODERN KITCHEN, LAUNDRY, PEDIATRIC UNIT, EMERGENCY ROOM, DIAGNOSTIC DEPARTMENT, NICU AND REPAIR OF MANY OTHER AREAS OF THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL. THE NICU AT THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL WAS EXPANDED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SERVICE TO OVER 2,000 NEWBORNS PER YEAR. THIS NEW AREA HAS HELPED TO FIGHT INFECTIONS BY CREATING LESS TRAFFIC, A PRIVATE AREA FOR NURSING, SINKS AND STAFF CHANGING ROOMS. THEY HAVE ALSO BUILT THE SECOND LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER IN HONDURAS LOCATED IN SANTA ROSA DE COPN WHICH PRESENTLY SEES MORE THAN 800 PATIENTS PER DAY. THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED OCTOBER 31, 2014. THE COMPLETED COST WAS 680,235. IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION: CAMO COMPLETED AN ACADEMY OF HIGHER LEARNING WHICH PROVIDES COMPUTER TRAINING, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION COURSES, LEADERSHIP, SOFT SKILLS, TRAINING OF NURSING PROTOCOLS/PROCEDURES AND OTHER TRAINING WITH INAUGURATION OF THE FACILITY IN 2017. THE RENOVATION AND ADDITION TO THE TRADE SCHOOL WERE INITIATED IN FEBRUARY OF 2017 AND CONTINUES TO BE IN CONSTRUCTION. PHASE ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IN ALL STRUCTURES CAMO HAS INSTALLED THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM WITH BACK UP GENERATORS AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WHICH THEY CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN IN EACH FACILITY IN THE COMMUNITY: CAMO BUILT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER. THE WOMEN'S SHELTER IS CAPABLE OF HOUSING 44 PEOPLE (BY USA STANDARDS), AND OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS (BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY STANDARDS) AT ONE TIME. IT IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. CAMO COMPLETED AND CONTINUES TO GOVERN THE COMMUNITY GYM SINCE 2004 WHICH PRESENTLY HAS BETWEEN 500 TO 600 PEOPLE DAILY USING THIS FACILITY AND PRESENTLY CREATES ENOUGH REVENUE STREAMS TO BE SELF SUSTAINING. CAMO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC DAYCARE CENTER WITH FOOD, MEDICINE AND EMPLOYS THE FULL TIME TEACHER AT THE FACILITY.

RELATIONSHIPS MAKE CAMO UNIQUE. CAMO BUILDS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NETWORKS AMONG MEDICAL EXPERTS, TRADE PROFESSIONALS AND THOSE IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. CAMO-USA PROFESSIONALS COMMIT TO LONG-TERM COUNTERPART RELATIONSHIPS WITH CAMO'S HONDURAS PROFESSIONALS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE, FORWARD CHANGE. CAMO OPERATES IN THREE MAIN AREAS. 1. MEDICAL SERVICES CAMO PROGRAMS IN HONDURAS PROVIDE SERVICES WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR PATIENTS TO RECEIVE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY. INSTEAD OF USING A BAND-AID APPROACH TO CARE, COUNTERPART RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN USA AND HONDURAN PROFESSIONALS ALLOW CAMO TO TREAT THE WHOLE INDIVIDUAL WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND FOLLOW-THROUGH. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS IN THE USA AND HONDURAS, LIFE-SAVING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT ARE INTEGRATED INTO OUR 15 MEDICAL PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS: ULTRASOUND, CERVICAL CANCER, MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES FOR DISABILITIES: AUDIOLOGY LAB, ORTHOTIC/PROTHETIC LAB, WHEELCHAIR LAB GENERAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS: DENTISTRY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, X-RAY SURGICAL PROGRAMS: NEUROSURGERY, ENDOSCOPY, UROLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY MAINTENANCE: MEDICAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR LAB 2. TRAINING AND EDUCATION WHEN CAMO ESTABLISHES A SERVICE, IMPROVES A FACILITY OR INSTALLS NEW EQUIPMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ARE ALWAYS PART OF THE PROCESS. CAMO IS THE SOLE NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IN HONDURAS AND IS THE COUNTRY'S LEADING PROVIDER OF HEALTH AND SAFETY COURSES. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 1,500 HONDURAN PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATE IN CAMO-FACILITATED TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 1,197 CHILDREN ARE IN OUR RURAL LITERACY PROGRAMS. TRAINING: EMERGENCY CARDIOVASCULAR CARE (CPR, ACLS, PALS AND NALS), RESPIRATORY CARE, NURSING PROTOCOLS, NUTRITION EDUCATION: LITERACY PROGRAM (RURAL SCHOOLS), CLINICAL RESEARCH (GASTRIC CANCER IN COLLABORATION WITH UAB, UNC AND VANDERBILT), DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS 3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAMO BELIEVES THAT HOLISTIC HEALTH INCLUDES LIVING IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. SINCE 2004, CAMO HAS PARTNERED WITH HONDURAN CITY LEADERS TO FILL GAPS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. WITH CAMO'S INITIATIVES AND INVOLVEMENT, THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA DE COPN NOW OFFERS STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS THAT PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE. INSTEAD OF FALLING INTO VIOLENT STREET LIFE, YOUTH TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AT THE COMMUNITY GYM, ENRICH THEIR ARTISTIC CREATIVITY AT THE CULTURAL CENTER, AND LEARN VALUABLE SKILLS AT THE TRADE SCHOOL. CHILDREN RECEIVE A SAFE, NUTRITIOUS HEAD START AT THE PUBLIC DAYCARE CENTER. CAMO ALSO BUILT AND CONTINUES TO OPERATE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THIS SHELTER OFFERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDES A SAFE HAVEN FOR FAMILIES IN NEED INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER & HOSPITAL, COMMUNITY CENTER & GYM, TRADE SCHOOL, DAYCARE FACILITY, CULTURAL CENTER, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER TODAY, SANTA ROSA DE COPN IS SAFER IN TERMS OF VIOLENCE THAN MANY LARGE U.S. CITIES. (BASED ON DEATH RATE DUE TO VIOLENCE AS REPORTED BY HONDURAN LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2014). FURTHER, THE 2014 CAMO-BUILT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER IN SANTA ROSA DE COPN IS NOW RECOGNIZED AS THE MODEL DESIGN FOR ALL FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS IN HONDURAS. CAMO'S COMBINED MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED 114,668 DIRECT SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2019-2020. CAMO ALSO CONDUCTED 58 BRIGADES TO THE RURAL AREAS USING HONDURAN VOLUNTEER DOCTORS AND NURSES.

IN THE UNITED STATES, CAMO NETWORKS WITH HOSPITALS, CLINICS, HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTH CARE GROUPS TO OBTAIN CLEAN UNUSED MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. CAMO'S BIOMEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPAIRED EQUIPMENT, VOLUNTEER NURSES SORTED MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS PACKED THE SUPPLIES FOR SHIPPING. THE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT WERE SHIPPED AND DISTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING RURAL SCHOOLS, DOMESTIC SHELTERS, TRADE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO SERVE THE IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF CENTRAL AMERICA. DONATED SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT EQUALED 692,007. 2019-2020 CAMO SENT AND DISTRIBUTED 13,390 BOXES OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND 515 PIECES OF REFURBISHED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROVIDED 109,376 MEDICAL SERVICES, 5,292 EDUCATION SERVICES AND IMPACTED 40 INSTITUTIONS IN 11 DEPARTMENTS (STATES) IN HONDURAS.

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