At Heineman-Robicsek Foundation (HRF), our mission is to provide life-saving medical equipment and training to underserved communities, in Guatemala and beyond. We are unwavering in our commitment to ensure that as many people as possible have access to the essential healthcare they need and deserve.
HRF has made a significant global impact by delivering medical equipment, supplies, and education to impoverished countries. Our efforts in Guatemala include:
• Co-founding Central America’s first heart institute at UNICAR in Guatemala City.
• Establishing neonatal, pediatric, and adult intensive care units in public hospitals nationwide.
• Installing two heart catheterization labs.
• Equipping outpatient clinics.
• Upgrading labor and delivery units.
• Implementing a network of non-invasive cardiac echo stations across Guatemala, making cardiac screenings accessible to disenfranchised populations.
• Deploying a mobile medical clinic.
• Furnishing operating rooms.
• Donating a commercial kitchen.
• Launching a point-of-care ultrasound program in Escuintla.
• Implementing an antimicrobial surveillance and stewardship program.
• Providing basic life support training to Guatemalan healthcare providers.
• Supporting COVID-19 relief efforts.
• Collaborating with Rafael LandÃvar University on a regional anesthesia block program.
Beyond our medical initiatives, HRF is dedicated to education. In 2012, International Medical Outreach (IMO) partnered with Fundación Sergio Paiz Andrade (FUNSEPA), a Guatemalan non-profit organization, to refurbish computers for educational purposes.
Thanks to the support of our generous donors and volunteers, we are bringing hope to communities that have long lacked access to these essential services. Our commitment is to continue enhancing the quality of care available, focusing on services that will improve the health of local communities for many years to come.
