2002, Number 1
The 'Hospitalito', a poor community self-sustained hospital
Fajardo OG
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Language: Spanish
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Page: 30-31
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ABSTRACT
This is the story of a small health center in a particularly poor neighborhood of Mexico City. The health center, which was founded and sustained by the local people with the help of a Catholic priest and some donations, has survived and grown. Primarily devoted to outpatient care, the health center has since been converted into a charitable hospital with sixty-five beds, twelve cribs and two operating theaters. The group of founding philanthropists have extended their work to other cities. An example to follow.