Centro Medico Hombro A Hombro

The recently-organized medical clinic where Rich is spending most of his time is named after the organization which has worked with Dr. Tom Young and the University of Kentucky in getting it established. Hombro A Hombro [Shoulder To Shoulder] is an aid organization jointly based in Honduras and Cincinnati, dedicated to establishing long-term community-based institutions to improve health and education in poor communities; this project in Ecuador is its only one outside of Honduras.

The CMHH clinic is in an outlying area of Santo Domingo known as Carlos Ruiz Burneo. It expects to serve the approximately 1000 households of that sector, plus 1500 families in a poorer nearby sector known as Luz del Dia, and about 5000 families in the equally poor Plan de Vivienda sector. Nobody has definite figures, but probably this means that there are 30,000 to 35,000 potential patients in the service area. The building is owned by the local Catholic diocese, which years ago tried to establish a clinic there but was unable to sustain it.

We are expecting that Jubileo funds will be put to use mostly in connection with this clinic - purchasing equipment, paying for costs of particular activities, etc. - and the related projects will be reported here. For more complete information about this clinic, or to follow its development, you can go to the website at ShoulderToShoulderEcuador.uky.edu.