Healthcare

HCJB Global Hands is putting truth in motion through healthcare clinics and hospitals, medical professional education, emergency response teams and community development.

Hospital Vozandes Quito

Hospital Vozandes Quito is a missionary urban general hospital strategically located on the north side of Ecuador’s capital city. The hospital serves as a trauma center and has residencies in family practice and ophthalmology. Current inpatient bed capacity: 74. The original hospital opened Oct. 12, 1955, and continues to expand in response to the high patient volumes.

Medical education

Hospital Vozandes-Quito is affiliated with five Ecuadorian universities for medical, nursing and paramedical education:

• Universidad Central del Ecuador (medical, nursing, paramedical)
• Universidad Católica de Cuenca (medical)
• Pontífica Universidad Católica del Ecuador (medical, nursing)
• Universidad de San Francisco (medical)
• Universidad de Loja

Staff members instruct students as externs and interns as well as ophthalmology and family practice residencies in medicine. The nursing education program is designed to give practical, hospital-based experience to students at the undergraduate level. Other programs include preprofessional experience in laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, social work, accounting and secretarial services.

Hospital Vozandes del Oriente

Located at the edge of the Amazon basin in Shell, 150 miles (250 km) southeast of Quito, the hospital is an intermediate healthcare facility that offers general medical, surgical and outpatient services for those living in remote areas. It also offers pastoral services and is a referral facility for other healthcare centers. Inpatient bed capacity: 30. Original facility opened on May 10, 1958. Present facility inaugurated March 30, 1985.

• Also operates a guesthouse with a capacity of 34 guests. Began in 1990.
• Operates Nate Saint Memorial School, providing grades K-8 for children of missionaries. Enrollment: 32

Hospital Vozandes del Oriente: Stories of the Month

Click on a link below to read some amazing stories from the hospital.

2008

2008-11-November
2008-09-September
2008-08-August
2008-07-July
2008-06-June
2008-05-May
2008-02-February
SOTM: Overview
2008-01-January

2007

2007-12-December
2007-11-November
2007-10-October
2007-08-August
2007-06-June
2007-05-May
2007-04-April
2007-03-March
2007-02-February
2007-01-January

Vozandes Community Development

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In September 2000 the International Healthcare Group comprised of friends of the mission and missionaries was formed to expand the healthcare ministries beyond the borders of Ecuador. The Amigos healthcare newsletter is published regularly, recounting stories and events in the lives of patients and staff. Subscriptions are free.