Accomplishments and Recognitions
Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade - Honduran Mission Contributions - 1999-Present
| Annual Honduran Mission Trips | 9 |
| Primary Care, Vision, and Physical Therapy Patients Treated | 49,871 |
| Surgeries Performed | 749 |
| Audiology Patients (2006 - Present) | 530 |
| Amputee Evaluations (2007 – Present) | 72 |
| Total Patients Treated | 51.222 |
| Eyeglasses Dispensed | 18,409 |
| Hearing Aids Dispensed (2006 - Present) | 159 |
| Estimated Value of Medical Supplies Distributed | $4,933,454 |
2006, Salute to Service Award for Service to the International Community, Virginia Medical Society Foundation
The Virginia Medical Society Foundation recognized the Medical Brigade’s record of sustained service to the people of Honduras was recently by awarding its 2006 Salute to Service Award for Service to the International Community to Barry Byer, MD. Created three years ago, the Salute to Service Awards recognize physicians who go above and beyond for their communities. “The international community award is for physicians who give their all to serve patients in other countries,” says Beth Bortz, the Foundation’s executive director. “Dr.Byer’s incredible commitment to the people of Honduras, and his foresight in creating CrossLink International, which brings the medications and supplies to people in those countries, really epitomize what this award is all about.” The award was presented at the Foundation’s gala event by Virginia’s First Lady, Anne Holton. “Governor Tim Kaine did a year’s missionary service in Honduras, so he and his wife felt a personal connection to recognizing Dr. Byer for his service,” says Bortz. Accepting the award for Dr. Byer, who was on the mission field in Honduras on the occasion of the Foundation’s Gala, was James B. Cole, President and CEO of Virginia Hospital Center.
2005, "Nice Guys" Award, Acacia Federal Savings Bank
Dr. Byer was honored as the 2005 winner of Acacia Federal Savings Bank's "Nice Guys" Award for his humanitarian work of serving the needy through his founding and leadership of both CrossLink International and the Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade.