Everest ER
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The Everest ER is a seasonal tent-based
base camp, using proceeds from this care to subsidize free/low cost health care for the Sherpa people of the Khumbu region of Nepal.[1]
Staffed by volunteer
illness or injury.[4] Ninety percent of Everest ER patients are climbers or their support staff; the remaining 10% are trekkers-through or media and just over half of the patients every year are native Nepali.[citation needed
]
Everest ER has struggled to remain fiscally
corporate sponsor (Medcor, Inc.) created and continues to manage the website and production companies filmed documentaries about the clinic in 2004, 2006, and 2007, which increased exposure to potential sponsors. The Everest ER has been well received and relied upon by more teams in the subsequent seasons – in the first 9 seasons the clinic logged over 2500 patient visits.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ a b "The Last Outpost". Womensadventuremagazine.com. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Luanne Freer Interview - Everest ER | Mountaineering". OutsideOnline.com. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Mount Everest". Medcor Inc. 2015-05-14. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ a b "Everest ER". Pioneer.olivesoftware.com. 2009-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2011-09-19.