The Roberto Clemente Health Clinic is a non-profit clinic that provides 24-hour primary care to the 27 impoverished communities in a nearby radius. The clinic is open to everyone and provides general and emergency medical care, dental care, ambulatory surgery, lab work, and preventative health education. The clinic offers eager volunteers a unique experience in...
Limón, Nicaragua: The Roberto Clemente Health Clinic is pleased to announce the recent visit of San Francisco State University nursing students who joined our Volunteer Program Overseas to expand our outreach program in the underprivileged community of Limon. They visited local public schools and taught the children proper hand washing, dental hygiene, and the importance of...
Limon 1, Nicaragua: For readers of this article, it might seem that easy access to a diagnostic ultrasound is the standard where you live but in Limon 1, Tola, a very poor and remote community in Nicaragua, an ultrasound is hard to find and can make the difference between life and death. The Roberto Clemente Santa...
Baltimore, Maryland: Dr. Francis Guevara, Medical Director of The Roberto Clemente Health Clinic in Nicaragua, recently spent 2 weeks visiting the Clinic’s headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. While there, she met vital members of the Clinic’s team, visited an outpatient surgery clinic and was able to experience the excitement of Washington D.C. When asked about her...
We grew and accomplished so much in 2013. Even as we move into 2014, let’s take time to review and celebrate both our challenges and successes of the past year. Take a look at our 2013 Annual Report for the details of our patient care, increased programming and staffing promotions, as well as letters from our Director...
The Roberto Clemente Health Clinic in Nicaragua, a model private, non-profit health clinic dedicated to providing affordable health care to thousands of local residents in rural southwestern Nicaragua, has announced the appointment of Barbara Jordan to its Board of Directors. Ms. Jordan is a board certified Physician Assistant with more than 20 years of experience...