Medical Missions for Children (MMC), a Paterson, NJ-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving the medical outcomes of disadvantaged critically-ill children in the US and around the world, today announced its recognition by Independent Charities of America (ICA) as one of the country's finest charities. On April 1, 2013, MMC was awarded the ICA Seal of Excellence Certification.
Frank Brady, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Medical Missions for Children was honored as one of the inaugural Purpose Prize Fellows at the 2006 Civic Ventures Purpose Prize gala held in San Francisco. The Purpose Prize recognized Frank Brady and Medical Missions for Children as one of the leading charities in the field of healthcare.
On June 6th, through the collaborative efforts of Medical Mission for Children (MMC) and Ukrainian Gift of Life (UGoL), UGoL President, George Kuzma, along Ted Kurman, UGoL Program Coordinator and Joel Lansden, MMC Technical Support Director, traveled to Ukraine to install Polycom HDX7000 telepresence units at Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital, Odessa Regional Medical Center and Gusack Institute of Urgent & Reconstructive Surgery in Donetsk.
We are pleased to announce that Medical Missions for Children was named a Tech Museum Awards Healthcare Laureate at its annual Tech Museum Awards. As a Laureate, MMC was recognized as one of the top five global charities in the field of Healthcare.
The awards ceremony was held at the Tech Museum in San Jose, California. The ceremony, emceed by Former NFL great and Tech Museum of Innovation trustee, Steve Young, honored a total of 25 Laureates in five categories. Also being honored at the Awards was Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates.
