SOLIDARITY BRIDGE INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Nearly one-third of the global disease burden stems from surgically treatable conditions. And while many global health initiatives focus on primary and preventative care, 5 billion people around the world still lack access to basic surgical services. Rooted in the tradition of Catholic social justice and a spirituality of solidarity, Solidarity Bridge seeks to respond to this concrete reality.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Multi-Speciality Medical Mission Trips
Our Multispecialty Medical Trips bring U.S. volunteers to Bolivia to heal those living in poverty and advance the medical expertise of the Bolivian community.
Pacemaker Program
Every year we implant approx 180 pacemaker in Bolivians infected with the parasitic disease, Chagas.
Open Heart Surgery Program
Throughout the year we provide open heart surgery for adults and children who would otherwise suffer without our help.
Neurosurgery Program
We provide equipment and training to advance the neurosurgical medical community in Bolivia and Paraguay.
Gynecological Surgery Program
Our Medical Program is a partnership between U.S. and Latin American surgical and medical professionals. We perform surgeries while teaching and collaborating with local medical partners to provide medical care to those living in poverty. Our Gynecological Surgery Program provides much needed surgeries including hysterectomies and transobturator sling procedures (TOT)
General Surgery Program
Our Medical Program is a partnership between U.S. and Latin American surgical and medical professionals. We perform surgeries while teaching and collaborating with local medical partners to provide medical care to those living in poverty. Our General Surgery Program provides surgery for impoverished Bolivians and training for Bolivian doctors, including cancer, hernia, gallbladder, and colon surgeries.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance - Organization 2013
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of patient consultations
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, People with diseases and illnesses
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of patients served across all specialties (includes clinic visits and surgical patients, but only counts each individual once).
Number of Surgeries Provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, People with diseases and illnesses
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of surgeries provided for patients with limited economic means (across all surgical specialties)
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We work in partnership with the medical communities of Bolivia and Paraguay to increase access to safe, essential, and timely surgical care. With our partners, we operate four year-round surgical programs in Gynecology, Neurology, Cardiology, and General Surgery. Through short-term medical mission trips we connect US medical practitioners to their peers in South America. Together we are building a healthier future.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our dual model of training and equipping ensures that our work is sustainable and has long-lasting impacts. All of our work is directed and managed in close partnership with our Bolivian counterparts at Puente de Solidaridad. This strong partnership ensures that we respond to the needs of the local medical community as they identify them, providing training and equipment that make complex surgery accessible to those living in deep poverty.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have worked in Bolivia since 1999, and have provided more than $50 million worth of supplies, medical services, medicines and equipment, seen roughly 63,000 patients, and made possible over 6,500 surgeries.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 1999 our first mission team flew to Bolivia, and offered what services they could. In response to the needs they saw expressed, our organization has grown to focus on training and equipping the medical community in Bolivia and Paraguay, empowering them to provide high-complexity surgery and other health care for those living in poverty. Today we operate four year-round surgical programs, providing an average of 350 surgeries each year to patients who would otherwise have little access to treatment. Each year, we send US missioners on 6-8 training missions, and our partners conduct 6-8 Bolivian-led surgical campaigns . We envision a world where surgery is an integral part of the global health system, and is accessible to all patients regardless of their economic means.
How we listen
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Operations
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SOLIDARITY BRIDGE INC
Board of directorsas of 11/09/2022
Dale Granchalek, J.D.
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Nancy Churchill
Enrique Via-Reque
Dale Granchalek
Robert Oldershaw
Richard Moser
Dan Yousif
Donna Marie Wolowicki
Bishop John Manz
Cynthia Judge
Monica Joseph Griffin
Catherine Flanagan
Kevin Foy
Christopher Tirres
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