OPERATION Dreamcatchers, a New York-based not-for-profit organisation, yesterday donated an Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) machine to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GPHC, Mr. Micheal Khan, in an invited comment, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Operation Dreamcatchers for the donation of a much-needed equipment to the hospital.

Mr. Khan indicated that he first met the organization member last year, when the organization made several donations to GPHC; and he said that during communication with Operation Dreamcatchers, he requested an ECG machine.

“If you go in with chest pains, they will hook you up with one of the machines which will provide readings…to say if everything is ok or not,” he said. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of a person’s heart. An EKG translates the heart’s electrical activity into line tracings on paper.

One of the Founders of Operation Dreamcatchers, Melissa Bhikham, explained that this organisation was formed five years ago to assist in alleviating medical disparities via the purchase of the needed medical supplies for hospitals, medical centres and other needy facilities in Guyana.

“We were approached to raise funds for an EKG, and we have worked very hard so we can donate this one…and we hope it will be very beneficial in providing better care for the patients,” she said.

The co-founder of Operation Dreamcatchers said the organisation’s first mission was in Guyana, and as such the organisation wants to continue working in Guyana. She indicated that Dreamcatchers not only provide medical supplies, but also seek to educate the people in the communities on common health issues that may be affecting them.

Operation Dreamcatchers will also be visiting and making contributions to medical facilities in Wakenaam and Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne). An oxygen concentrator will be donated to Wakenaam Hospital, and will be used to filter atmospheric air to provide oxygen to patients.
On this visit, the organisation will be installing a Rehabilitation Unit to help individuals who have physical or cognitive deficits to recover from disease or injury at Port Mourant Hospital.

Operation Dreamcatchers’ vision is to relieve the poor and the distressed of underprivileged communities worldwide by promoting awareness and by assisting to meet the medical needs of underserved communities.

(By Sandy Agasen)