ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Craneware, Inc.,
the healthcare market leader in automated revenue integrity
solutions, today announced that, as part of its 2012 Craneware
Cares program, employees supported the Villa la Paz (House of
Peace) Center for Destitute and Sick Children in Peru to help children whose families are
unable to afford medical treatment. As part of Craneware's
corporate responsibility efforts, two teams of "Leadership in
Action" volunteers spent a week in Peru and worked with Villa la Paz medical
staff to care for children suffering from a wide range of ailments
such as leukaemia, cancer, cleft lip and cerebral palsy.
The Villa la Paz was founded in 1983 by Dr. Tony Lazzara, a pediatrician and former tenured
professor of Neonatal Medicine at Emory
University. As 50 percent of all deaths in Peru occur in children under age 15, often
because families are unable to afford medical care, Dr. Lazzara
founded the children's clinic, located 30 miles outside of
Lima. The clinic, which now houses
approximately 55 children, provides 24-hour medical care, food and
other needs without charge, and children return to their families
after their health is restored. More than 1,020 children have
received treatments and care at Villa la Paz to date.
"Craneware Cares and the 'Leadership in Action' volunteer
program are important ways to extend the company's values of
honesty, integrity, hard work, service, quality, and enjoying the
challenge to serve the greater good," said Craneware CEO,
Keith Neilson. "We are proud to have
partnered with this amazing foundation and are happy to report that
we exceeded our donation goal of $20,000. Villa la Paz is truly a special clinic
and home. Our volunteers were touched by the work of Dr. Lazzara
and his team and were honored to work alongside them for a week.
Meeting these remarkable children and helping them get medical care
and treatment in the hope that they will soon return to their
families, was a life-changing experience."
The financial contributions raised by the Craneware Cares
program will help Villa la Paz care for the children and will allow
the non-profit organization to purchase necessities.
"The hard work and fundraising support we received from the
Craneware volunteers is a brilliant example of the kind of benefit
corporate initiatives can bring to organizations around the world,
like Villa la Paz, that are dedicated to changing the lives of sick
children and their families," said Dr. Lazzara. "Here at the
foundation, we are looking toward a future where this kind of
generosity continues to gain momentum, and where we at Villa la Paz
can continue to pursue our mission to help get children the medical
care they need. As part of that future, we are also seeking a new
leader, ideally another pediatrician, with a lifelong commitment to
caring for underserved children and a readiness to take the reins
of this clinic that is so crucial to the communities it
serves."
Those interested in learning more about the Villa la Paz or
interested in making a contribution, can learn more at:
www.villalapazfoundation.org.
About Villa la Paz
Approximately 30 miles from Lima, the capital of Peru, in the foothills of the Andes Mountains
is located a home for destitute ill children directed by Dr.
Anthony Lazzara. Dr. Lazzara is a
pediatrician who left an academic position at Emory University in 1983 to help poor children of
the developing world. The home receives sick children whose parents
cannot afford to buy those required medicines or treatments to
restore them to health. The children live in the home and receive
all necessary medications, food and other needs without charge.
Once they are well, the children return to their families. The most
frequent illnesses treated are chronic diarrhea, malnutrition,
tuberculosis and chronic respiratory diseases. For more information
visit: www.villalapazfoundation.org.
About Craneware
Craneware (AIM: CRW.L) is the leader in automated revenue
integrity solutions that improve financial performance for
healthcare organizations. Craneware's market-driven, SaaS solutions
help hospitals and other healthcare providers more effectively
price, charge, code and retain earned revenue for patient care
services and supplies. This optimizes reimbursement, increases
operational efficiency and minimizes compliance risk. By partnering
with Craneware, clients achieve the visibility required to
identify, address and prevent revenue leakage. To learn more, visit
craneware.com and stoptheleakage.com.
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