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EHSF IN THE NEWS
 
Local help arrives for Ethiopian hospital
By Sarah Swedberg -- James Everett of Independence met with Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis to discuss health care issues during a recent 10-day trip. Everett, president of Ethiopia Health Support... --Published October 10, 2005 in The Examiner

IRHC auxiliary helps Ethiopian hospital cause
By Sarah Swedberg -- Independence Regional Health Center's auxiliary recently made a $5,000 donation to the Ethiopia Health Support Foundation. "We have such a wonderfully good hospital here, and we... --Published September 15, 2005 in The Examiner

Independence Hospital Auxiliary Donates $5,000 to Ethiopian Foundation
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The Independence Regional Health Center (IRHC) Auxiliary will make a $5,000 donation to the Ethiopia Health Support Foundation, Monday, Sept. 12 at 9:30 a.m. The presentation will be made as part of the Auxiliary’s board meeting in the hospital’s boardroom. Jim Everett, president of the Ethiopia organization, will accept the check on behalf of his group. --Published Sept. 7, 2005 on KCTV.com

Medical supplies head to Ethiopia
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - Plans for a new hospital in Independence will translate into medical help for people in Ethiopia.

Four floors of Independence Regional Health Center have been closed for months as the hospital prepares to move into a new, $225 million hospital in 2007. The equipment on those floors won't go to the new hospital. --Posted on July 25, 2005 on www.belleview.com

Headed for Ethiopia
By Sarah Swedberg -- Members of the Ethiopia Health Support Foundation and volunteers stacked and packed medical equipment and supplies into a sea container Saturday. More than 25 individuals from the Independence, Kansas City... --Published July 25, 2005 in The Examiner

Ethiopian hospital gets Independence support
By Betsy Lee -- Thousands of dollars worth of medical equipment, previously gathering dust in the closed wings of Independence Regional Health Center, is on its way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The two... --Published May 7, 2005 in The Examiner

Helping Patients Half A World Away
The same hospital beds that in recent years helped care for patients here in Independence will soon support patients halfway across the world. IRHC and MCI will donate used hospital equipment – everything from hospital beds to IV pumps – to the Ethiopia Health Support Foundation, a not-for-profit organization working to open a modern hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. --Published on KCTV.com