Posts by Debbie Stacey

HealthRays Blog - Rotary International Conference in Toronto 2018

2018 HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP BOOTH AWARD IN TORONTO — Booth #612

SAVE THE DATE! HealthRays® in Toronto | 2018 Rotary International Convention The HealthRays® project has been awarded booth number 612 in the Toronto House of Friendship at the 2018 Rotary International Convention. Having a booth again this year is a fantastic way to showcase the HealthRays® project and share District 6440‘s effort to bring digital…
HealthRays Blog - 1845 E. Rand Rd. Suite 109, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

NEW Valuable Assets for HealthRays

Earlier this year, the District 6440 HealthRays® project became the proud recipient of a new official address and office space, which has been donated for our use as long as we need it by a generous HealthRays® supporter and Rotarian. The office is in a central location of District 6440, which is a tremendous asset…
HealthRays Blog - Sololá, Guatemala

CLINIC #9 APPROVED FOR INSTALLATION!

The District 6440 HealthRays® Project has been notified by The Rotary Foundation that its ninth clinic installation of a digital x-ray system has been approved.  The new installation will be in the Nahualá clinic in Sololá, Guatemala, which is on the highway leading from Ciudad de Guatemala to Quetzaltenango. The unit will serve a population of…
HealthRays Blog - Rotary International Convention Atlanta

HealthRays is Among Success Stories Cited by Rotary International President John Germ During Global Gathering

Rotarians who attended the opening of this year’s Rotary International Convention in Atlanta Sunday, June 11, heard Rotary International President John Germ highlight projects that exemplify “Rotary Serving Humanity.” HealthRays® was one of the projects President Germ highlighted, by sharing the experience he and his wife, Judy, had last fall when attending the dedication of a digital…
HealthRays Blog - Guatemala City

Eighth Digital X-Ray Unit Arrived in Guatemala City!

Spring is here and the District 6440 HealthRays® project continues to make exciting progress. The eighth digital x-ray system arrived in Guatemala and is scheduled for transport to a clinic in Gualan on April 25th.  Installation will follow with an official inauguration planned for later in May. When this clinic is operational, an additional estimated…
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Great News…Not One, Not Two, Not Three, But Four Installations Completed in 2016!

As noted in the November 28th issue of the e-Newsletter, the District 6440 HealthRays® project took a major step forward over the last several months when four new digital x-ray unit installations were completed in Guatemala. Inaugurations took place on: August 25 in Palencia, September 12 in Villa Canales, October 25 in Livingston and November…

Rotary International President John Germ Attends Latest Installation Ceremony, September 12 – Two More Scheduled

The most recent HealthRays digital x-ray installation was formally announced on September 12 in a health clinic in Villa Canales, Guatemala with Rotary International President John Germ present. This fifth dedication occurred three years after the first installation of equipment in Mixco, Guatemala during September 2013. Besides the September 12 dedication and the one in…

Media Continues to Cover HealthRays Success in Guatemala

As the HealthRays initiative moves forward, local and regional media outlets in Guatemala continue to provide coverage — including this recent story about the HealthRays installation ceremony held August 25:   https://www.elpaisdelosjovenes.com/centro-de-vida/centro-de-salud-y-sexualidad/fundacion-rotaria-y-clubes-rotarios-dona-equipo-de-rayos-x-en-palencia/   Media coverage is helping bring visibility to the problems of Guatemala’s underserved populations and to our long-term efforts with HealthRays. 

Guatemalan Coast Guard Assists with Delivery of Latest HealthRays Technology

The HealthRays initiative announced on August 15 that digital x-ray equipment for installation at the Livingston clinic (the fourth HealthRays clinic to become operational) has arrived and is being installed. This is an excellent example of the kind of partnership that characterizes HealthRays. Local Rotarians worked with the Guatemalan Coast Guard to deliver the digital…

Installation Plans and Development Progress Continues for HealthRays

It is exciting to know that when the next three clinics are installed this summer in Livingston, Villa Canales and Palencia, the total estimated population that will have access to digital x-ray technology will be 300,000 to 600,000 Guatemalans.  An installation ceremony, observing HealthRays’ progress to date, is being planned for the Palencia clinic in…