Dominican Republic

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Our success in Honduras demonstrates that we play a vital role in addressing global health inequities in under-resourced communities. We made a deliberate and prudent strategic decision to expand to the Dominican Republic in 2019 – a country with pressing need among Dominicans and Haitian immigrants.

We started hosting primary care medical missions in the fall of 2019 and began construction on our second site which will include a surgery center, primary care clinic, and visitor center. We conducted a needs assessment and began hosting mobile primary care missions that address acute and chronic health conditions of patients in the surrounding communities, called bateys. We are located in the Dominican Republic between Santo Domingo and Punta Cana on the property of our partner, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH). We will offer primary care, surgical care, and optometry services both to local Dominicans and Haitian immigrants. Our primary care clinic and surgery center will be fully operational in 2024. 

We are excited about our expansion and the impact One World Surgery, together with our local partners, continues to have on surgical and primary care in the Dominican Republic.

Throughout the campus we have spaces and facilities that offer naming opportunities at certain donation levels. Many of our volunteers and donors choose this as a meaningful way to support our work, the people we serve, and leave a lasting legacy. If you’re interested in learning more, please contact Denise Overstake at denise.overstake@oneworldsurgery.org.