The approved surgical patients received treatment on Jan. 23 at one of the chapter's partner hospitals, the Children's Medical Center of Northwest Ohio at The Toledo Hospital, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Flower Hospital or St. Luke's Hospital. Fourteen potential patients attended World Journey of Hope '99 screenings on Dec. 5 at charter schools in north and west Philadelphia. An additional eight applications were turned in and are being processed. To date, two patients have received treatment, with other surgeries pending. Salt Lake City's domestic screening was conducted on February 20, 1999.
Surgeries are pending.
The baby's cleft lip was repaired in January. Three screenings were conducted in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 14-15. The hospital's anesthesia and nursing teams donated their time for the surgeries. An additional 12 applicants are candidates for oral surgical procedures.