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A Look Back on 2018
A Look Back on 2018

As we start a new year, we reflect on 2018 in preparation for our 20th year of mission. While we equipped, trained, partnered and served, we also challenged ourselves to understand what it means to be Somos Uno.

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeJanuary 7, 2019Jodi GrahlComment
Engineers are Key to Surgical Ecosystem
Engineers are Key to Surgical Ecosystem

In the OR machines power our surgical tools, provide vision where our eyes cannot see, and function as a bypass for our most crucial organs, but as with all mechanical equipment, attentive maintenance overseen by well-trained professionals, is necessary to keep these machines functioning safely.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeNovember 28, 2018LindsayDoucette, Biomedical Engineering, EquippingComment
The Next Generation of Neurological Surgeons in Latin America
The Next Generation of Neurological Surgeons in Latin America

As lifelong teachers and students, we are all committed to continuous learning as the only way to provide for the well-being of our patients. The Neurosurgery Boot Camp model is the truest expression of our obligation to prepare the next generation of neurological surgeons.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeNovember 15, 2018LindsayDoucette, Neuro Feature, Neurosurgery & Neurology InstituteComment
Biomedical Engineers Join Our Mission
Biomedical Engineers Join Our Mission

For the first time this week, a small team of biomedical engineers will visit our partners in Cochabamba and provide a wealth of knowledge, specialized tools, and replacement parts for some of our most critical equipment.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeNovember 13, 2018LindsayDoucette, Rachel McDonnell, EquippingComment
Forging Deep Connections
Forging Deep Connections

Our mission trips are about more than simply providing a service. We strive to work in a spirit of solidarity, forging deep connections with our partners and patients.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeNovember 8, 2018LindsayDoucette, Neuro Feature, Neurosurgery & Neurology InstituteComment
Neurosurgery Team Begins Whirlwind Week
Neurosurgery Team Begins Whirlwind Week

A diverse team of 13 missioners, including spinal surgeons, neurosurgeons, industry representatives, and physician-educators will hit the ground running this week in Santa Cruz.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeNovember 5, 2018Neuro Feature, Rachel McDonnell, Neurosurgery & Neurology Institute Comment
A Women's Movement
A Women's Movement

Our Gynecologic Surgery Mission Trip shows how women are moving from a dominant role in the home to dominance in the healthcare field. First-time missioner, Gabby Serratos, RN, shares her impressions.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 26, 2018gyne feature, WorldMissionSunday, Gynecology Comments
Birth of a Hospital: If We Want to Do This, We Can!
Birth of a Hospital: If We Want to Do This, We Can!

Our mission team received a very warm welcome from the hospital staff in Sucre, and was inspired by the story of love and commitment that brought about this new publich hospital where we are partnering this week.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 22, 2018Jodi Grahl, gyne feature, WorldMissionSunday, GynecologyComment
Welcome to Chuquisaca
Welcome to Chuquisaca

Our busy fall mission season continues as four missioners begin their journey to the south-central Bolivian city of Sucre, in the department of Chuquisaca.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 18, 2018Jodi Grahl, gyne feature, GynecologyComment
Open Arms, Thankful Heart
Open Arms, Thankful Heart

First-time mission nurse, Kristina Via-Reque shares her experience at the close of the 2018 multi-specialty mission trip.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 11, 2018WorldMissionSunday, MSMT feature, Multi-Specialty TripComment
Photo Highlights: Multi-Specialty Mission Trip
Photo Highlights: Multi-Specialty Mission Trip

Enjoy these photo higlights from our 2018 multi-specialty mission trip.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 8, 2018MSMT feature, Multi-Specialty TripComment
We Are Family
We Are Family

The 2018 MSMT team included five missioners who traveled to Bolivia together with family members from the United States. They reflected earlier this week on the meaning of sharing the mission experience.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 6, 2018WorldMissionSunday, Multi-Specialty Trip Comment
Beyond the Numbers... People
Beyond the Numbers... People

Working with limited time and resources to deliver health care to a population with great need, it’s easy to get caught up in the numbers, but our “patients aren’t just numbers.”

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 4, 2018MSMT feature, Betsy Station, Multi-Specialty TripComment
A Sunday of Lessons
A Sunday of Lessons

Our multi-specialty mission team has arrived at their new hospital site in Mizque, and is looking forward to an exciting week of work ahead.

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Medical Mission Trip BlogSolidarity BridgeOctober 1, 2018Betsy Station, MSMT feature, Multi-Specialty Trip Comment
On Our Way to Mizque!
On Our Way to Mizque!

Fast facts about the Multi-Specialty Mission Trip that begins on September 28. A team of 18 Solidarity Bridge missioners will spend a week of service and learning at Dr. Augusto Morales Asua public hospital, 93 miles southeast of Cochabamba in the municipality of Mizque.

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Updates from the SB TeamSolidarity BridgeSeptember 27, 2018Mizque, Betsy Station, Multi-Specialty TripComment
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