Working in Shanxi for over 20 years, the enduring focus of the Evergreen Medical Team has been to bring about transformation by working within existing structures and in cooperation with government health agencies to enhance the delivery of medical and public health services. Another major priority has been the training of Chinese staff and leadership with the ultimate goal of handing over the work.
Over the years, Evergreen has been involved in many areas of medical work, including such things as:
Clinical Work
Evergreen has had many physicians licensed to practice in China who provided excellent patient-centered care. Clinical care and health education have been provided in villages and in the out-patient department of several local hospitals. Evergreen doctors have also provided continuing medical education to local doctors and trained medical residents.
Lactation Consulting and Training
A Dutch midwife/lactation consultant was involved in Evergreen’s medical work from 2000 to 2019. She provided prenatal and postnatal care, taught antenatal classes, conducted lactation consulting training, and supported breastfeeding mothers. She also developed a website that provides expectant and new mothers with accurate information, in Chinese and English, about pregnancy, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, and the postnatal period. For more information, please visit www.yunfuxuexiao.net.
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation work began in 2010 in the much-needed area of stroke rehabilitation and expanded to working through home health, community health service centers, and the rehab departments of local hospitals to provide care to patients and encourage therapists as they improve their skills. The rehab team has also contributed to the SOAR Project, providing support for the orphans and their caregivers.
Samaritan Program
Evergreen’s Samaritan Program has helped pay for diagnostic tests, surgeries, or medicines for selected patients already on the brink of poverty, and for whom medical expenses would have been financially crippling. Through our social worker and physicians, the Samaritan Program has also provided patients with compassionate care and sound guidance concerning their medical treatment.
