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MedWish A supplies from Northeast Ohio to children worldwide. MedWish International is The iPad edition of Introducing... MD News The leading health care publication for physicians is now available virtually anywhere physicians are. The new iPad edition features exciting content not found in the print magazine, in addition to: + Sleek, easy-to-navigate design + Dual viewing mode + Informative videos + Infographics + Regional news + Slideshows + and more! a Cleveland based non-profit organization committed to the recovery, repurposing, and redistribution of donated medical supplies and equipment healthcare providers routinely discard. Working with over 50 hospitals, private practices, and medical device companies, MedWish recovers 1.5 tons of medical supplies every day. One of the challenges MedWish faces is supplying doctors and nurses in the world's poorest and most underserved countries, recipients often cannot afford all the fees associated with each shipment. The SWCHF will provide subsidies of up to $7,500 per 40-foot shipping container to supply worthy projects in developing countries throughout the world. MedWish has already used the SWCHF to subsidize its first shipment of 2012: over 20,000 pounds of life-saving supplies are heading to Honduras. The shipment contains 144 items, including: 24 beds and night stands, an ultrasound, 3 mobile x-ray machines, 4 exam tables, 24 infusion pumps, a mammography machine, and 2 operating room tables. s ADVERTISERS' INDEX Akron Children's Hospital ...............................................................................Inside Back Cover Brookshire Wealth Management ............................................................................................... 34 Brouse McDowell, LLP .....................................................................................................................33 Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP ................................................................................35 CBIZ MHM, LLC ..................................................................................................................................45 Cleveland Clinic MyPractice Community ...................................................................................5 Cleveland Foot and Ankle Institute/Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine .....................18 Kindred .................................................................................................................................................23 Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths, & Dougherty Co. ..........................................................................41 Southwest General ...........................................................................................Inside Front Cover Summa Health System ..................................................................................................Back Cover UH Bedford Medical Center ............................................................................................................ 7 Weidrick, Livesay, Mitchell & Burge, LLC .................................................................................39 Westfield Bank ....................................................................................................................................17 Awarded The Sherwin- Williams Foundation Grant FTER A NATIONAL competition, The Sherwin-Williams Company has awarded its annual signature grant to MedWish International. The $50,000 grant will create the Sherwin-Williams Children's Health Fund (SWCHF), designed to expedite the shipment of medical MD News for the iPad in the iTunes App Store today! Download

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