Mending Kids International

Our Party

Today is our last day in Guayaquil, but the work that MKI and ICHF did will last forever in the lives of the children that we have saved.  We will be back becuase we are not only here to save lives when we're on a mission, but we're here to help the local Ecuadorian doctors save more lives on their own.

ICHF Nurse Frank, told us how at his UK hospital there are about 100 PICU nurses who cover about 600 pediatric cardiac surgeries a year--so each nurse covers about 6 surgeries.  Well the four nurses at Hospital del Nino Bustamante covered 27 surgeries these past two weeks--meaning this intensive experience equals years of learning in only weeks. 

So we celebrated MKI saving lives and supporting the local healthcare professionals today at a wonderful half-day long party.