The Team Has Safely Returned Home!

In our five days in Peru, the team of four family medicine physicians and APPs, four nurses, two physical therapists, two administrators and four Peruvian medical support staff provided primary care consultations, emergent trauma evaluations, physical therapy consultations and health education.

The team provided 555 Peruvian patients with free medical care, thanks to your support.

The team traveled to a different remote location in Trujillo every day, beginning at the Fe Alegria primary school in La Esperanza. Our next stop was the Victor de la Torre de Viru primary school, nestled in the desert mountains about an hour south of the city. The third stop was a remote future health center referred to as Los Huertos, where the team bus lost its way driving off route. Fortunately, we quickly corrected course and arrived a bit late but ready to serve. On day four, we arrived at one of the most meaningful locations, the official woman’s prison of Trujillo, Carcel de Mujeres, where patients only receive medical care if they are near unconscious or severely ill. Our last stop was a nursing home, Asilo De Ancianos, that had limited access to critical and necessary medications outside of the facility.

On day one, we saw 202 patients — setting the pace for the rest of the visit and reinforcing the desperate need for clinicians and medical clinics in this part of the world. Our team worked tirelessly and well past scheduled hours to make sure we had time to tend to 555 (!) patients ranging from 7 days old to 98 years old. We tookslim 10-minute lunch breaks. The unexpected surge of patients left the team short on the medications we had planned to use for the remainder of the week.

Each volunteer urgently contacted our supervisors at home for support to purchase additional medications and medical supplies for the week. Supporters — including Karen DeLorenzo, AVP provider leadership and organization development; Jake Hanson, clinic manager of MultiCare Home Health; and many others — not only donated personal funds but reached out to their networks, yielding over $1,000 in donations. This allowed the team to purchase additional medications and medical supplies for the remainder of the visit. We can’t thank our donors enough.

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In June 2022 your donations provided 30 families with warm blankets to help sustain through the frigid winter months and a free food fair for 150 members of La Esperanza community.

In January 2024 your donations provided 15 families with emergency food lasting several months, 35 children in these families, and 2 children received their first toys.

Without you, these gifts to those in need would not be possible. Make a donation today and join our dedicated supporters in bringing hope to our most vulnerable patients and their families. Thank you!