Children's Surgical Centre
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Cambodia
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| Abbreviation | CSC |
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| Formation | 1998 |
| Type | INGO |
| Purpose | Providing free surgical care and rehabilitation to children and adults of Cambodia |
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh |
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Region served
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Cambodia |
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English and Khmer |
| Affiliations | CASC |
| Website | CSC |
The Children's Surgical Centre (or CSC) is a non-profit, non-governmental, and non-religious surgical hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and registered as a 501(c)(3) in the United States. Founded in 1998, the centre aims to improve the quality of life for disabled children and adults by providing free rehabilitative surgery.
Surgeries at CSC include orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, ent surgery and plastic and burn surgery. The organization also has a training program in order to help develop sustainable health services in Cambodia.
CSC was the subject of the BBC documentary Cambodia Surgical Ward, which aired in January 2010, and was selected as one of BBC's top 10 programs of the year
CSC is located in the Kien Khleang National Rehabilitation Center for the disabled in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Within Cambodia, the organization is registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, and the Ministry of Health.
CSC's Founder and CEO, British-American orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jim Gollogly first came to Cambodia in 1992 on an assignment with the American Red Cross. He returned in 1998 to start a surgical program for landmine victims. Dr. Gollogly was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2008 for this work in Cambodia. Since its inception, patient numbers have increased from 25 surgeries in its first year to 4,965 free surgeries in 2012, and 6,150 surgeries in 2013.
Once a patient presents to CSC, the medical consultation and surgeries are free of charge. Patients arrive from all over the country for correction of various disabilities and health issues.
Services include:
Orthopedics: Correction of deformities from polio and other infectious diseases, correction of club feet and other congenital abnormalities, treatment of chronic dislocations, malunited fractures and nonunions of fractures, hip replacement, spinal surgery and others.
Ophthalmology: Oculoplastic surgery, correction of strabismus, ptosis, cataract surgery, fitting of artificial eyes, laser and retinal surgery, and others.
ENT: Tympanoplasty, mastoidectomy and ossiculoplasty
Maxillofacial: Cleft lip and palate repairs, facial reconstruction for fractures and traumatic defects, corrections of deformities caused by severe infections such as noma, removal of head and neck tumors, and others.
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