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2022 Village Health Fair
Since 2014, Hospital Socorro de lo Alto has been taking health to the surrounding village in Honduras. On August 23, 2022, a very successful Village Salud (Health) Fair was held. Half of the Hospital staff participated and all the services provided were free to those who came. In one day, the doctors and nurses provided…
Supplies needed!!
During this time of Covid as American teams are unable to travel to Honduras, the Hospital Socorro de lo Alto is ramping up local Honduran surgical brigades. However, operating room supplies are running short. We are actively collecting materials stateside from hospital and clinics. These supplies are unused and would be headed for the the…
January Teams Returned!
In January 2022, the 2 Wilson teams were able to return to Hospital Socorro de lo Alto for the first time in 2 years. It had been 2 years of no teams being able to go to the hospital. It was wonderful to be back with our dear friends at the hospital and the patients…
2 New Physicians starting at the hospital
The hospital announces the addition of 2 new doctors who will be providing care at Hosptial Socorro de lo Alto. Dr. German Melgar, a gynecologist and obstetrician, and Dr. Jose Salgado, an internal medicine doctor. WELCOME!!!
School of Nursing Graduation 2021
2021 brought another milestone for the School of Nursing in Sula which is run by the Hospital’s Head of Nursing, Dona Ana Yaneth Garcia Hernandez. Dona Ana tells the story of the school: “The school of nursing was born in 2017 offering the course of nursing assistants. We currently have 4 promotions: in 2018 the…
Pushing toward the goal of a new van
We have been chosen to receive a generous grant allocation from the Kingdom Investment Foundation of Tucson. This grant is allocated to go toward the purchase of a new multi-passenger van to transport team members, especially those who drive the challenging roads into the mountains for the Mountain Ministry teams. This van will replace the…
Teams are returning in 2022!!!!
With the last team having been whisked out of Honduras in March of 2020, we have not had any teams return due to the pandemic. The question we kept getting from the team members was “When can we go back to the hospital?” The time has arrived!!! If all goes as planned and if it’s…
Hospital Socorro de lo Alto’s new X- ray machine
With grateful hearts from those who are a part of the Hospital, the newest addition to the “team” was welcomed June 4, 2021. After many years of limping along with partially working X-ray equipment that was constantly under repair, a new AccuRay 525R was installed along with a new monitor. This machine is all digital…
Hospital Team Receives Training on the Laproscopic Equipment
Having received requests from the Honduran doctors to use the US donated laparoscopic equipment, the first step was to have the Hospital staff trained in the functioning, care, and maintenance of that specialized equipment. This training started on June 15, 2021. Making use of this equipment while the teams from the USA are not able…
Hospital Staff has received their first vaccine shot!!!!
We are thrilled to report that our friends at the Hospital received their first COVID vaccination shot on May 11, 2021. It was a long wait but everyone is very happy the day finally arrived and are awaiting their 2nd shot on July 13th. The medical staff, security personnel, ambulance driver, translators, and even the…