Yerlin Sierra - OWS Receptionist
I used to have a problem. They diagnosed me with a tumor. I visited many hospitals. The only solution they gave me was to amputate my leg. We came here. And they decided to help me.
Peter Daly, M.D - OWS Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder
The community that One World Surgery serves are those that just don’t have access to surgical care. There are just so many barriers.
LuLu Daly, R.N. - OWS Co-Founder
We got to Honduras by wanting to do a medical mission trip. We were serving the NPH family. I turned to him and said "do something, build a room" that we could come back to, that he could do some procedures.
Peter Daly, M.D
We kept problem-solving, and getting bigger and better. And here we are.
Merlin Antúnez - Medical Director, Orthopedic Surgeon
One World Surgery is a very special place. This is a mission that people believe in, they trust.
Peter Daly, M.D
We really have established local in-country expertise. Honduran medical professionals that are here, delivering the care everyday.
Caitlin Zulla - Surgical Care Affiliates, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, OWS Board Director
Medical mission trip is when physicians, clinicians, non-clinical volunteers and their families come down to Honduras for a week. It really doesn’t matter what skills you have, or where you’re from, everybody becomes a big family.
Austin Pittman - OptumCare, Chief Executive Officer
This is a way for us to come together as one community. To watch our physicians and other OptumCare leaders, people from all over the country working together on one cause, it's just a real opportunity for us to do something good for the world, together.
Peter Daly, M.D
As part of the NPH community; they're rooted in this community, they know the medical politics, they know the community needs.
Lorena Lara - OWS Clinic Manager
There's so much need in developing countries. There's 5 billion people who do not have the access to surgical needs.
Peter Daly, M.D
The future of One World Surgery is to seize the opportunity to replicate this success and this model that we've seen work here.
LuLu Daly, R.N.
Bringing primary care and the surgical team, our expertise to another home, we know we can do it.
Claire Cunningham
"The wheels on the bus go round and round." Tell me when you're ready. - I'm ready.
Darren Eblovi
We're really excited to move down to the Dominican Republic.
Claire Cunningham - OWS Chief Executive Officer
To be playing a role in this next step of One World Surgery.
LuLu Daly, R.N.
Moving to another country is really exciting.
Peter Daly, M.D
NPH has a facility and a children's home in the Dominican Republic that we can replicate this partnership with.
LuLu Daly, R.N.
When we went there and accessed it we saw the great need.
Peter Daly
We have a target population in the DR that really needs our help. Identify the patients that we are trying to serve, and collaborate with the community.
Austin Pittman
To watch our physicians and other OptumCare leaders interact with the community is amazing.
Claire Cunningham
Our goal is to raise 6 million dollars to build a state-of-the-art 25,000 square foot center for surgical and primary care services. It will also include a visitor center, with a dormitory for our volunteers and a place to provide education and training for the community. We'll serve our first primary care patient in 2019 and our goal is to serve our first surgical patient in 2020. We are incredibly honored and very proud to be playing a small role.
Merlin Antúnez, M.D.
There are people that are just waiting for a miracle to happen. One World Surgery is making a big impact in the community because of that. I think that they are so grateful. They are able to go back to work. They are able to give a hug to their family and say "I'm back."
LuLu Daly, R.N.
What I love about One World Surgery is that there are no boundaries and everybody's included.
Peter Daly, M.D
We have the resources and the excitement the drive to do it and it's been amazing.
Yerlin Sierra
I found a solution to my problem. I am so grateful for the surgery center. And I’m excited to work here now! Here, they treat you like family.
Austin Pittman
The opportunity to really serve our mission in such a powerful way, to help people live healthier lives. All people. Not just people who are our patients in our day-to-day practice, but all people. To help the health system work better for everyone. This is a way that OptumCare, all of our colleagues - our clinicians our non-clinicians - can really come together to serve that mission, in a really meaningful way.
