Union Island Hospital Fundraiser
2022 Update
Organization for the Advancement the Caribbean (OAC ) a fiscal sponsor 501(c)3 organization, is partnering with International Medical Relief (IMR) to provide public health education and medical services to the communities of the Southern Grenadines of St Vincent.
For communities lacking basic healthcare, 2021 was a very challenging year. The people of the islands of the Southern Grenadines have endured and are still experiencing an extraordinary amount of loss, sadness, and grief due to the pandemic and the historical eruption of the La Soufriere volcano.
Even though most of the existing healthcare services are free, patients are frequently unable to obtain care, even on an emergency basis, due to the understaffed and undersupplied health centers.
OAC and IMR are working on a project in conjunction with the Union Island Lions Club to provide sustainable medical healthcare services that include healthcare training, community outreach, medical missions, medical supplies, medical equipment, and clinic operations.
With diligent planning and preparation, we are hoping to reach our specific goals by Summer 2022.
This is an appeal and invitation for you to help us raise $15,000 to achieve our goals. 100% of your donations are tax-deductible and will be used to accomplish our mission.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE TODAY!
2021 Status
The Union Island hospital is currently undergoing renovations that are expected to be completed August 2021. The new building will incorporate sustainable design, use renewable energy, and will be water and energy efficient.
Limited access to quality healthcare is one of the major issues facing the people of Union Island today. Every day, the staff at these clinics are faced with shortages of the most basic hospital supplies from dip sticks to gauze to arm slings, and often must cut up bandages and gauze just to keep the clinic running.
Currently, the hospital services are being provided from a temporary facility, and there are immediate needs within the next 3-4 months to provide basic quality care. The items are listed below.
For the longer-term, the UI hospital will need additional medical supplies and equipment in order to provide satisfactory service to the community. They will need many donations to obtain these supplies/equipment to make it successful.
Organization for the Advancement of the Caribbean
Our Mission
The Mission of O.A.C. is to aid in maximizing health care services, such as clinical practices, dental treatments, and mental healthcare offerings. In addition the scope of our work also includes the capacity for promoting self-improvement, academic advancement, national solidarity, spiritual guidance, the honoring of cultural traditions, and opportunities for economic development.
Our Vision
We seek to provide resources and services that foster an optimal quality of life for the Union Island community. Our goals are aligned with the highest standards of excellence in healthcare, economic development plans, and socio-cultural prosperity. We will strive to empower growing, rural communities to become healthier and more self-reliant through awareness and education.
Who We Are
We are a volunteerism group of Union island expatriates, relatives and friends dedicated to improving the welfare and healthcare of all the Caribbean. This is a formal introduction to our new Organization which was founded in 2021, so as to bring awareness that would in turn mobilize Caribbean people to develop vital infrastructure that would serve the islands for generations to come.
Current Initiatives – 2021
- Provide the Union Island Health Clinic with emergency medical supplies. (in process)
- Provide high quality hospital equipment, network infrastructure, medical supplies, office furniture, and needed equipment for the new Union Island Hospital (currently under construction (in process)
- As OAC grows and completes its 2021 initiatives, the next objective will to find clinics and hospitals on neighboring islands in need of assistance.
Contact OAC
732.928.7289 – OrgAdvCaribbean@gmail.com
Please Help Us By Donating Today
Send donated items to:
OAC
47 Mill Pond Rd.
Jackson, NJ 08527
Where is Union Island?
Union Island is part of the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It has a surface of 9 square kilometers (3.5 sq mi) and lies about 200 km (120 miles) west-southwest of Carriacou and the mainland of Grenada, which lie directly south. Population is approximately 4,000.
Items Needed for Donation
Items, Quantities, and Descriptions
Piccolo Xpress Panels, quantity 20 (10 per box)
Defibrillator, 3
EKG machine, 1
Pulse Oximeters, 4 (assorted colors)
Dipsticks, Pack 100×10
Slings, various sizes & quantities
Gauzes, various sizes & quantities
Bandages, various sizes & quantities
Waiting Room
Chairs with arms (20)
Magazine rack
TV
Smart box
Wall Clock
Sterilizing Room
Autoclave
Sterilizing bags and tape
Hand paper towels
Pediatric
Patient monitor
Bed for infant (1) and 4-10 yr old (1)
Nebulizer (1)
Screens (2)
Peak flow meter
Cart (1)
Aero chambers (range of sizes)
Hand paper towel dispenser
Clifton Clinic
Desk (1)
Doctor’s chair (1)
Patient chairs (2)
Examining couch
Foot stool
BP monitor (1)
Electrical thermometer
Pulse oximeter
Patella hammer
Tuning fork
Snell’s chart
Wall clock
Computer
Printer
Hand paper towel dispenser
Privacy screen
Inpatient Male/Female Wards
H-Base Over-Bed Tables (4)
Adjustable patient beds (4)
Side chairs with arms (4)
Foot stools (2)
Side tables for personal belongings (4)
Mirrors (2)
Wall clocks (2)
Patient monitors (2)
Stainless steel trash cans (2)
IV poles (2)
Privacy screens (2)
TVs (2)
Break Room/Kitchen
Microwave
Toaster
Coffee maker
Refrigerator/freezer
Oven/stove
Range of crockery & cutlery
Plastic storage containers
Pots and pans
Hand paper towel dispenser
TV (1)
Supplies of coffee, tea, drink mixes, etc.
General
Fire extinguishers & wall mounts (8)
Angle racks for walls to hold papers (10)
Male urinals (4)
Small ambulance – 4 wheel drive
Portable carts (8)
Upright filing cabinets, 4-drawer (8)
Small safe for strorage of dangerous drugs and staff/patient valuables
Wall mounts for TVs (5)
Nurses’ Office
Desk (2)
Chairs (4)
Filing Cabinets
Wall clock
Computer (2)
Printer
Maternity
Fetal monitor
Disinfection containers
Ultrasound wand
Delivery bed
Fetal suction
Wall clock
Adult patient monitor
Privacy screens (2)
Cart
OBGYN exam table
Scale for newborn
Wall rack for patient chart
Gowns
Portable ultrasound machine with printer
Neonatal incubator
Fetal forceps
Stainless steel kick buckets (2)
Hand paper towel dispenser
Instrumental set for care delivering
Mini Lab
Hematology analyzer and reagents/panels
Piccolo (biochemistry analyzer) panels only: complete metabolic, chemistry, renal
Biosite triage meter panels only: cardiac enzymes, blood pregnancy, H pylori, chlamydia, colorectal cancer
Urine analyzer and corresponding urine sticks
PT/INR machine and strips
Hand paper towel dispenser
Nurses’ Clinic
Desk (1)
Nurse’s chair (2)
Patient chairs (2)
Examining couch
Footstool
BP monitor, electric and non-electronic, with range of cuff sizes (1)
Electrical thermometer
Pulse oximeter
Screen
Wall clock
Computer
Printer
Hand paper towel dispenser
Privacy screen
Laundry
Dryer
Janitorial Equipment and Supplies
Latest in mop technology with centrifugal head (5)
Corresponding mop buckets (5)
Spare mop heads
Steam cleaner
Wet vacuum
Scrubber dryers
Disinfectants
Cleaning carts (2)
Hand paper towel dispenser
Casualty
AED (automated external defibrillator)
Wall clock
Fetal monitor
Patient monitors
Pulse oximeters
Privacy screens (2)
Blood pressure monitors (electronic/non-electronic) – Cuffs extra-large, adult, child, infant
Eye chart
Peak flow meters (2) with disposable mouthpieces
Electro cauterization unit (portable)
Cauterization unit
Eye wash unit
Electrical thermometers
Wall clock
Nasal speculum
Sigmoidoscope
Gowns
Ear wash unit
Pulse oximeter
IV poles (2)
Hard cervical collars – range of sizes
Proctoscope
Foot stools
Ring cutter
Body weight and height scale
Nebulizer (1)
Splints – leg/arm, range of sizes
Headlight
Kick buckets
Splint remover
ECG unit and accessories
Trolley (2)
Fiberglass cast material (range of sizes)
Snell’s chart
Instrument tables
Electrical saw for cast removal – both fiberglass and plaster of Paris
Step stools (2)
Plaster of Paris cast material (range of sizes)
Fire extinguisher
Mayo stands
Hand paper towel dispenser
Specialized lighting
Disposable Supplies
Cerumenex ear drops
Range of IV fluids in 250ml and 500ml sizes
Slings – range of sizes
Sterile needles – 22, 23, 25, 27 g – Sterile syringes 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 60 cc
Meter readable urine dipsticks
Sharps containers for used needles
Bottles of surgical alcohol
Bottles of antibiotic ointments
Foam in stocking sling material
Range of sutures with needles – absorbable and non-absorbable
Indenpendent single-use lancets
Ultrasound & fetal monitor gel
Boxes of alcohol prep swabs/pads
Large jars of silvadene cream
Burn dressing material
Scalpel holders
Glucometer-compatible glucose test strips
Hand sanitizer
Bottles of hydrogen peroxide
Iodine swab sticks – cling dressing
Medical tape – several rolls of various kinds and sizes
Scalpel blades – various sizes
Cerumen curettes
Trash bags
Bottle of beta-dine solution
Gauze rolls, sterile & non-sterile: 2×2, 3×3, 4×4
Carton of cotton balls
Range of bandages, size and types
Surgical masks
Boxes of paper towels for hand paper towel dispenser
Benzoin – 1 medium bottle
Boxes of gauze pads – pre-packed sterile and non-sterile, 2×2, 3×3, 4×4
Boxes of tongue depressors
Disposable gowns & disposable drapes
Face shields
Boxes of mouthpieces for peak flow meters
Bottles of sterile water
Range of blood collection tubes
Boxes of steri-strips
Gloves, sterile & non-sterile, various sizes
Boxes of paper rolls
Boxes of 50% dextrose water
Non-stick gauze
Boxes of Band-Aids
Disposable urine collection cups
Eye pads
Laptops (6) – Processor core i5/Ryzen; 13-inch screen; SSD 256GB; WiFi a/b/g/n; Bluetooth; 8GB RA; USB a and c ports
Desktops (12) – All-in-one; processor core i5/Ryzen; 13-inch screen, SSD 256GB, WiFi a/b/g/n; LAN port; Bluetooth; 8GB RAM; USB a and c ports; webcam; DVD writer
Projector (2)
High quality microphones (6)
24-port switch (4) – POE access points; POE 10/100/1000
Laptop case (6)
Projector case (2)
Portable projector screen (2)
Two-way long-range radios (3) – 50-mile range; rechargeable; group function; dual-channel watch; built-in battery
UPS backup (4) – larger UPS would be ideal; 110-volt input socket for devices
Storage (4) – data backup; 32GB upwards
Satellite phone (2)
