Free Medical Mission ‘Job Board’ Launched

Free Medical Mission ‘Job Board’ Launched

Jackson Healthcare has launched the free online board, MedicalMissions.org (http://www.medicalmissions.org), to connect qualified medical professionals with health-related mission opportunities around the world. The new website is designed for charitable organizations and experienced physicians, nurses and rehab specialists to communicate volunteer interests and needs. We discovered this amazing opportunity when coordinating a recent medical brigade to Honduras We were extremely encouraged by how many physicians were willing to volunteer two weeks to provide needed surgical and medical services to regions that don’t have it. We want organizations who seek health-related volunteers for short and long term opportunities to leverage this new web tool to their advantage There’s no cost for them to use this site, except their time. Our goal is to be a catalyst for serving the underserved around the globe. We also want medical professionals with a passion for overseas mission work to post their professional profiles so that these organizations can connect with them. It proves that, despite the challenges with the U.S. health system, we’re blessed with many medical professionals who are in this industry to truly care for others.

Alpharetta, GA (Advertiser Talk) 28-Aug-2009 — Jackson Healthcare has launched the free online board, MedicalMissions.org (http://www.medicalmissions.org), to connect qualified medical professionals with health-related mission opportunities around the world.

The new website is designed for charitable organizations and experienced physicians, nurses and rehab specialists to communicate volunteer interests and needs. It is a philanthropically supported site that will not use ads or sponsorships to offset costs.

The idea for the site took root in the coordination of a medical mission trip Jackson Healthcare recently sponsored.

“We discovered this amazing opportunity when coordinating a recent medical brigade to Honduras,” reports Richard Jackson, Chairman and CEO of Jackson Healthcare. “We were extremely encouraged by how many physicians were willing to volunteer two weeks to provide needed surgical and medical services to regions that don’t have it.”

All volunteer spots available for the medical brigade to Honduras were filled within 72 hours.

That led Jackson to discover that its biggest hurdle was not finding enough medical specialists willing to volunteer. The problem was finding enough opportunities to meet the volunteer demand.

In an effort to solve this problem, Jackson Healthcare Charities financially backed and launched MedicalMissions.org, in partnership with Jackson & Coker, LocumTenens.com, Travel Nurse Solutions and Jackson Therapy Partners. With hundreds of medical professionals interested in volunteer opportunities abroad, their goal is to get the word out to organizations seeking these types of volunteers.

“We want organizations who seek health-related volunteers for short and long term opportunities to leverage this new web tool to their advantage,” says Jackson. “There’s no cost for them to use this site, except their time. Our goal is to be a catalyst for serving the underserved around the globe.”

He added, “We also want medical professionals with a passion for overseas mission work to post their professional profiles so that these organizations can connect with them.”

Jackson says he was “warmed” by the enthusiasm and support physicians showed in wanting to give back in service to those less fortunate. “It proves that, despite the challenges with the U.S. health system, we’re blessed with many medical professionals who are in this industry to truly care for others.”

ABOUT JACKSON HEALTHCARE – Founded by healthcare pioneer Richard L. Jackson, Jackson Healthcare addresses the two biggest challenges facing healthcare today: finding the right people and delivering the right information at the right time. The JH family of companies provides clinician staffing, anesthesia management, hospital management and healthcare information technology solutions proven to improve clinical and financial outcomes and increase operational efficiency. With over 400 associates in Alpharetta, Ga., and a total of 600 nationally, JH serves more than three million patients in some 1,000 hospitals each year.

CONTACT: Keith Jennings Jackson Healthcare 678.690.7942 www.jacksonhealthcare.com

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