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- EIN 36-3960644
- (708) 763-8771
- C/o M Sasso Burke 3506 Walnut Ave Wilmette IL 60091-0000 USA
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Causes: International, International Development
Mission: The goal of the silver service children's foundation is to provide access to quality medical care to children in underprivileged and under served areas of the world. The silver service children's foundation is composed of medical personnel with specific interest and expertise in pediatric orthopedics. Each medical team is composed of approximately 6 doctors and 6 nurses. The focus of our current effort is in the cauca valley in columbia, south america. Since october 1992, silver service teams have traveled to the region at least every six months. Clinics have been held to evaluate and treat children with a variety of orthopedic conditions-club feet,congenital hip dislocations, the sequela of polio, infections and trauma, as well as, a variety of other congenital and acquired orthopedic conditions. On each trip to columbia, approximately 200 children are examined in our clinics. All care is provided free of charge by the foundation. The hospital utilized in columbia is the hospital san j