Caring Partners to ship equipment this week
By Rick McCrabb, Staff Writer 12:49 AM Wednesday, November 18, 2009
FRANKLIN — Jim Walsh, president of Ross Institute of Medical and Dental
Technology, is a believer in Caring Partners International.
"In a world full of negativity," Walsh said, "I see nothing but
positives here. There may be something negative, but if there is, I'm
missing it."
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Walsh toured CPI, a Franklin-based organization
that provides medical equipment and supplies to Third World countries.
Earlier, Ross donated a used dental operatory from its Cincinnati campus
to CPI that will be shipped to Havana, Cuba, on Thursday, Nov. 19, said
Roy Cline, president of CPI. The equipment will arrive in Cuba by the
middle of December and be set up for permanent use by citizens in the
surrounding area of Cotorro, Cuba, he said.
"This is a time of celebration," Cline said while standing near the
crates destined for Cuba. "We're abundantly blessed."
He called the equipment "an interesting donation" because typically CPI
doesn't receive a complete dental office.
When Ross Education purchased Cincinnati's Institute of Medical and
Dental Technology last year, officials replaced the existing dental
equipment with a new operatory suite for its dental assistant program.
There was just one problem — what to do with the used equipment?
"We're the ultimate recyclers," Cline said with a smile.
Staff members from Ross were referred to CPI, which has conducted
international medical missions work though local churches for 17 years
and has traveled to Cuba since 1997.
Upon arrival in Havana, the equipment will be inspected by the Ministry
of Health and installed at the Baptist Retirement Home in Cotorro by
January 2010.
Residents of the home, in addition to the neighboring community of
10,000 residents, will be able to take full advantage of the new
operatory suite.
In May 2010, a CPI team will be dispatched to inspect the installation
of the suite.
"That's a sight I'll never want to leave my mind," Walsh said of the
equipment being used in Cuba. "It's a great honor to give this when you
realize how it will be received. A need is met."
Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2842 or rmccrabb@coxohio.com
Donated dental items find new home in Cuba (19 November 2009)
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