Mission
OUR MISSION:
• In partnership with the community of Naranjito, we commit to delivering unparalleled quality and reliable healthcare to isolated mountain communities in the Dominican Republic.
OUR VISION:
• To stand in solidarity with those who struggle, to bring healing and hope to as many patients as possible and with ever-increasing levels of care.
• To be a model of partnership and cooperation, to show what is possible when friends and colleagues work together in the service of others.
OUR VALUES:
• Respect
• Dignity
• Justice
• Compassion
• Excellence
Ruling year
2001
Executive Director and President
Mr. Frank Brightwell
Main address
71250 N Thunderbird Terrace
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 USA
EIN
77-0553014
NTEE code
Hospitals and Primary Medical Care Facilities (E20)
Public Health Program (E70)
Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations (P80)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Isolated people with limited resources do not have access to quality or reliable healthcare. That is the problem we strive to address.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Primary care medical and dental facility
Somos Amigos volunteers provide quality and reliable healthcare to patients at our primary care facility.
Where we work
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of patient visits
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Primary care medical and dental facility
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
These are the numbers of unique patient contacts (consultations by our physicians and dentists). 2020 and 2021 figures reflect impact of covid on services.
Number of people tested for HIV
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Primary care medical and dental facility
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Numbers of patients counseled and tested for HIV.
Number of individuals who are receiving timely health/dental exams
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Primary care medical and dental facility
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
These are numbers of patients treated by our dental teams. 2021 numbers were severely impacted by pandemic-related limitations.
Number of children having a medical home
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Primary care medical and dental facility
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
These are the numbers of pediatric patients treated by our healthcare providers. Note that our statistics reflect 16 years and younger. 2020 and 2021 figures reflect pandemic-related limitations.
Number of practicing medical doctors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Primary care medical and dental facility
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Numbers of physicians treating patients. 2020 and 2021 figures reflect pandemic-related limitations.
Number of women counseled about Pap tests
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Related Program
Primary care medical and dental facility
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The numbers reflect the actual number of Pap tests administered; counseling is given to all women as appropriate. 2020 and 2021 figures reflect pandemic-related limitations.
Diabetic patients in Insulin Outreach Program
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Primary care medical and dental facility
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Patients in our insulin outreach program receive regular monitoring and receive all of their supplies and insulin at no cost. They see our physicians quarterly and consult with specialists annually.
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 strive to deliver quality medical and dental care to an unserved population, and we strive to deliver that care with humility, dignity and compassion.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our volunteer caregivers and the other volunteers who support the caregivers deliver our care with humility, dignity and compassion. We staff our clinic periodically throughout the year with volunteer physicians, dentists, nurses, hygienists, and others. During the pandemic we have partnered with local providers so that we could maintain our continuity of care for our patients. We work in close partnership with our host community and pubic health officials.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have patient records for nearly 5000 patients and have been providing care for nearly twenty-five years. Our facility is well-equipped and well-stocked, and our providers are respected, active, experienced practitioners.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We continue to ask ourselves how we can serve more patients, and how we can continue to raise the level of care we offer. We would like to reach more isolated communities. We would like to supplement some of our on-site diagnostic capabilities. We would like to expand our education, prevention and outreach programs. We would like to staff our clinic periodically when we are not present, to allow us to monitor certain patients.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
We serve patients from 34 local communities.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We changed practices and procedures for patients entering our clinic, as well as made improvements to our waiting areas.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
All of our constituencies recognize that we strive to maintain a true partnership with our patients and the communities we serve.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Somos Amigos Medical Missions
Board of directorsas of 07/01/2022
Dr. James McCann
Sheila Cullen
Patricia Prince
Secretary
Frank Brightwell
Executive Director
James Noonan
Treasurer
Dr. Michael Keegan
Board Member
Sheila Cullen
Board Member
Dr. James McCann
Board Member
Dr. Sharon Huang
Board Member
Dr. James Hudson
Board Member
Amy Daubert
Board Member
Dr. Helen Jackson
Board Member
Russell Dyer
Board Member
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Race & ethnicity
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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