Operation Lone Star 2009 begins today in Southern Texas in the Rio Grande Valley for under served rural communities. The two-week operation offers free medical and dental services to residents in under served areas along the U.S.-Mexico border will run from July 27 - July 31, 2009.Two local physicians will be assisting in this project this week, they are Dave Padilla, M.D. who is the New Mexico Coordinator for the Medical Reserve Corp with the Dona Ana County / City of Las Cruces Office of Emergency Management and Kathleen Hales, M.D. practices at Memorial Medical Center Family Service. The doctors will be assisting at locations in the Brownsville, Texas area providing free medical service to residents who otherwise cannot afford health or dental care.
Dr. Padilla has promised me an exclusive report and photos of he and Dr. Hales humanitarian mission to South Texas.
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