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The Chicago Catholic Medical, Enterprise, & Education Missions










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Solidarity Bridge
The Chicago Catholic Medical, Enterprise, and Education Missions

Mailing Address:
1577 Florence Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201

Warehouse:
1711 Darrow Ave, #3
Evanston, Illinois 60201

Phone: (847) 328-7748
Fax: (847) 328-6860
solidbridge@gmail.com


Board of Directors

James Hallagan, Secretary
Juan L. Hinojosa, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Bishop Francis Kane
Theresa Lee, M.D.
Bruce Leech, Chair
Dan Lum, M.D., Treasurer
Jan Mezyk, M.D.
Richard Moser, M.D.
Rev. Robert Oldershaw
Anton Steinhart
Enrique Via-Reque, M.D.
Daniel Yousif
, M.D.


† Rev. Robert McLaughlin
† Deacon Jeff Shaw
, R.N.


United States Staff

Juan L. Hinojosa, Ph.D., Executive Director

Ann Rhomberg, LCSW
Associate Director

Christin Hinojosa, M.A.
Development Director

Program Director

Kristine Delacourte
Solidarity Clothing Coordinator


Sarah Hinojosa, M.T.S.
Lenten and Advent Cause Director

Karen O'Leary
Administrative Assistant

Enrique Via-Reque, M.D.
Medical Director



Bolivia Staff

Carlos Brockmann
Country Coordinator

Maria Eugenia Rojas
Country Coordinator

Jose Choque
Cooperatives Coordinator
Vision Program Coordinator

Miguel Esteban
Pacemaker Inventory

Adminda Gomez
Office Manager/
Accountant


Marina Ines Uriona
Social Worker

Marina Romero
Santa Cruz Coordinator


Medical Multi-specialty
& Neurosurgery Missions Report

September 18 - 29 , 2007: Medical Multi-specialty
Mission to Coroico

September 29 - October 4: Neurosurgery Mission to Cochabamba and Santa Cruz

On our 33rd & 34th mission trips:
  • The Coroico mission team performed 37 surgeries at the Hospital Universitario de los Yungas and helped them with their first laparoscopic gall bladder operation.
  • Our dermatologist, ENT, gynecologist and neurologist saw 865 patients in clinic.
  • The head of our Neurosurgery Program assisted in an endoscopic neurosurgery operation and delivered endoscopic instruments, a high speed electric craniotomy drill and bits, as well as two titanium plate and screw sets for cranial reconstruction. 
  • The delegation that went to Cochabamba and Santa Cruz met with key hospital leadership partners and the K’anchay cooperative. They set the foundations for our Pacemaker Implantation Program and Open Heart Surgery Program in Santa Cruz and delivered a defibrillator to the San Juan de Dios Hospital.
  • We delivered 16 large boxes of pacemakers, leads, medications, anesthetics, surgical supplies and equipment valued at $620,600.


For a full report, please click here: September 2007 Mission