CURE International

Description

CURE is a non-profit organization that operates charitable hospitals and programs in 29 countries worldwide where patients experience the life-changing message of God’s love for them, receiving surgical treatment regardless of gender, religion, or ethnicity.

Since their first hospital opened in Kenya in 1998, they have had over 2.9 million outpatient visits, provided over 218,000 life-changing surgeries, and trained over 8,100 medical professionals.

History

CURE International comes straight from the hearts of its founders, Scott and Sally Harrison. It started with an invitation.

In 1986, Dr. C. Scott Harrison, a successful orthopedic surgeon and international businessman, was asked to perform spine surgery and teach higher level orthopedic surgery skills to local medical practitioners in Malawi. Over the years, he and Sally returned to Malawi on many occasions to help more and more children with disabilities. The stark realities of the physical and spiritual needs of these children haunted them, though. They saw that they were barely making a dent, and they wanted to do something about it.

The opportunity to do that came after Dr. Harrison’s tenure as CEO and President of Kirschner Medical, an international manufacturer of orthopedic products, ended. In 1994, the company was merged with Biomet, and this gave the Harrisons the freedom and resources to pursue their passion for healing children with disabilities. In 1996, CURE International was founded and, two years later, CURE’s first hospital opened.

Under the Harrisons’ leadership, CURE grew rapidly, opening new hospitals frequently and establishing two specialty programs, CURE Clubfoot and CURE Hydrocephalus. In 2012, the Harrisons passed the torch to a new leader, Dale Brantner. Dr. Harrison had invited him to join the organization years earlier, and he had been serving CURE as a Senior Vice President since that time. Under Dale’s leadership as President and CEO, CURE has focused on growing deeper to bear more fruit, increasing the reach and capacity of the existing CURE network while remaining agile to take advantage of new opportunities for growth.

Since that first hospital opened in 1998, CURE has established a presence in 29 countries. CURE physicians and staff have performed more than 218,000 life-changing surgeries, with more than 2.9 million patient visits, and have trained more than 8,100 medical professionals. The miracles of physical healing have opened doors to spiritual healing in ways that are affirming and culturally-sensitive. The heart of the organization follows the hearts of the Harrisons – to continue to give hope by giving the highest quality care for the medical and spiritual healing of children with disabilities and their families.