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- EIN 02-0630432
- (650) 462-3143
- 844 Portola Rd Portola Vally CA 94028-7207 USA
- www.letthemhear.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Deaf & Hearing Impaired Centers, Disabilities, Ear & Throat Diseases, Ear & Throat Diseases Research, Health, Human Services
Mission: The corporation's specific purpose is to provide medical services to patients with hearing needs and inadequate or non-existent funding resources.
Programs: Hear for life: dr. Joe's guide to your child's hearing loss, published in april 2013, was converted into a free online resource for families with children with hearing loss
in feb 2015 5 medical professionals and 7 volunteers went to costa rica to perform 2 cochlear implant surgeries for needy children and train local mds on cochlear implant surgical techniques. These services were performed at san rafael archangel hospital. Implants were donated by cochlear america, and the operating suite and local staff were donated by this hospital. The medical professionals were the surgeon (ceo dr roberson), a physician assistant, an instrument tech, an audiologist and a medical assistant. The audiologist perfomed implant programming on these children and also trained local professionals on implant programming. All professionals were free of charge to the foundation.