EMERGENCY USA is a USA based organization devoted to the promotion of a culture of solidarity, peace and respect for human rights.
EMERGENCY USA provides support to projects that offer free, high quality medical and surgical treatment for the victims of war and poverty.

Emergency

Surgical Center

In March 2012 the Center will be handed over to local health authorities.

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In 1998, EMERGENCY opened the Surgical Centre in Battambang, in the North, to provide medical and surgical assistance to the victims of war and landmines.

During the war, children were no longer vaccinated. As a result, the country has seen a steep rise in the number of polio victims. Exposure to warfare chemicals, such as Agent Orange, has been responsible for elevated incidence of birth defects such as harelips, cleft palates and syndactyly (webbed fingers and toes). In view of this reality, in 2002, EMERGENCY decided to extend its activities to include plastic and reconstructive surgery.

In 2005, the admission criteria to the Centre were extended to include trauma cases since hazardous road conditions and lack of infrastructure result in a huge number of road traffic accidents (RTA).

Since Pol Pot’s regime decimated the ranks of medical personnel, today Cambodia lacks both financial resources and an effective training system. Now, EMERGENCY’s international personnel in Battambang provides training for local staff: Training courses for physiotherapists and nurses as well as interns and resident doctors from the University of Phnom Penh are held in the EMERGENCY Surgical Centre in Battambang.

The hospital is named after Ilaria Alpi, Italian journalist killed in Somalia in 1994.

BATTAMBANG SURGICAL AND TRAUMA CENTRE KEY FACTS

Date opened: July 1998

Number of Outpatient Consultations: 111,749

Number of Admitted patients: 29,225

Number of Surgeries: 32,806

Activities: War Surgery, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Orthopedic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Capacity: 109 beds

National staff: 189

Facilities: Emergency Room, Outpatient Department, 3 Operating Theaters, Sterilization Room, Intensive Care Unit, Patient Ward, Physical Therapy Department, X-ray Department, Laboratory and Blood Bank, Pharmacy, Maintenance Department, Classrooms, Children’s Playroom.

Data as of December 2011