In 1974, a young Korean child died soon after being adopted by an American couple. Her condition could have been treated when she was an infant, but the necessary medical services were not available to her in her homeland. From this tragedy, a vision and a cause were born.
Some years after the little girl’s death, her adoptive mother happened to hear of another child, this one in Guatemala, who would soon die without a surgical procedure not offered there. She did what seemed natural and, indeed, inevitable, arranging for the child to travel to the United States and have the surgery here.
Today HTC Greater Philadelphia Chapter is an active and imaginative non-profit humanitarian organization, dedicated to securing donated medical and surgical care for children who are in need. One of 13 chapters in 23 states, the Philadelphia Chapter has provided first class medical care to hundreds of children all over the world, including the United States.
