About the clinic…

THE MEDICAL CLINIC IS A MINISTRY OF THE LOCAL COVENANT CONGREGATION, IGLESIA EMANUEL, WHICH SEES IT AS A WAY TO REACH OUT AND HELP THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA.  IN THIS WAY, IT IS AN OUTREACH MINISTRY OF THE LOCAL CHURCH.  THERE HAS BEEN A FOUR STEP PROCESS THAT THE CLINIC HAS BEEN FOLLOWING AS IT SERVES THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED IN THE AREA AND HAS GROWN IN THE SCOPE OF ITS MINISTRY.

THE CURRENT SERVICES OF THE MEDICAL CLINIC INCLUDE FAMILY AND GENERAL MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, OBSTETRICS, PEDIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, LABORATORY, ORTHOPEDICS/TRAUMATOLOGY, ORAL SURGERY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, VASCULAR SURGERY, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, AND A PHARMACY.

Will you be a part of the Clinic? The 64 for Ecuador initiative is a group of individuals who have decided that will not accept that many Ecuadorians go without proper healthcare.  When we have 64 people giving $64 per month, then our Medical Clinic in Cayambe is fully supported and can be sustained. 

Step 1

The initial step was to begin serving the children in the local Compassion International center that is a ministry of the local church, Iglesia Emanuel.  This was met soon after the project started in 2014.  At that time, there were around 500 children to serve with sick visits and checkups.  

Step 2

The clinic was officially opened to the public in April of 2015 after serving for about a year with the children in the Compassion international center.  When the clinic was officially opened, it began serving the greater community of Juan Montalvo and Cayambe.  Since its opening in 2015, the number of patients seen per year has tripled.  In 2017, over 3,000 patients were seen and cared for.  

Step 3

Our third step was to serve the broader community with less access to medical care through medical caravans.  Although the thought for step 3 was after the clinic had been open for a while, it ended up happening almost simultaneously with the opening of the clinic.  The goal at this point is to continue to develop educational programs for the surrounding communities and to continue the medical caravans to areas with little or no access to quality healthcare.

Step 4

Our final step for the medical clinic is to become a clinic of specialties.  We’d like to serve the broader community even better through specialists like pediatrics, traumatologists, gynecologists, cardiologists, etc, so we can serve the greater community even better.