New York, N.Y. - Today, the international surgical outreach organization, Doctors On Call (D.O.C., Organization Inc.) expanded its service to improve access to surgical care and information by launching its Website www.doc-online.org on the World Wide Web. This user-friendly Website offers straightforward medical information to volunteers and patients alike.

"The site is designed to deliver consistent user interfaces with clear, interesting, easy-to-use and intuitive navigation," says Webmaster Keisha Phipps of Mind Mirror Productions, and D.O.C. member. It allows users to familiarize and educate themselves on D.O.C. initiatives through a robust, consistently available, browser-independent Website." Press releases, mission reports, minutes and other publications detailing what's happening within D.O.C., along with information on the medical team can be viewed or requested online.

Doctors On Call supports five areas of development in specialty and sub-specialty surgery: Ear Nose Throat (ENT), which includes head and neck and Craniofacial surgery, plastic and reconstructive, general, vascular surgery and urology.

"We are excited about the benefits this site offers the community. Our ability to communicate and educate in a timely, dynamic manner about outreach, the latest medical advances, and training for Caribbean surgeons, will markedly change the delivery of outreach services delivered in the region," explained Dr. Brian Donaldson, General and Vascular Surgeon at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and D.O.C. Spokesperson. "There are future plans for clinical information on our outreach research findings." Dr. Donaldson added, "This site will evolve along with regional advancements in surgical care. It is a crucial link in our commitment to accessible and open communications with our community."

Founded in 2000, D.O.C. is the first international outreach organization to focus exclusively on increasing access to general and reconstructive surgery in the Caribbean.

D.O.C. successfully carried out its first surgical outreach mission in Jamaica last spring, at Annotto Bay Hospital located in the parish of St. Mary, where more than 50 patients received care, 29 patients underwent general or reconstructive surgery according to D.O.C. records.

Doctors On Call's medical team will return to Jamaica March 31 to April 7, 2002 for their spring mission, and the team is expected to travel to St. Kitt's and Nevis this fall.

For questions and comments you can log on to the website or, mail correspondence to Doctors On Call, P.O. Box 250858, New York, NY 10025.

Contact:

Sophia Johnson
347-680-6359
Email: pressinquiry@doc-online.org

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