Jinotega, Nicaragua | Medical Mission

Working with AVODEC, Esperança’s host country partner, HWC assembled a pediatric surgery team from Baylor Scott & White Hospital that travelled to Jinotega, Nicaragua, providing consultation and surgery services to the San Rafael Community Clinic. Dr. Custer and Dr. Mattix completed 37 pediatric consultations, and performed 25 successful surgeries. In 2017, the medical team compelted 55 consultations and 44 surgeries. “The medical trip was a great display of ongoing collaboration between Esperança and HWC, every year the trip gets better. Volunteering is a heart-warming experience,” Dr. Custer reported. The medical team is expecting to return in June 2018.