HOSPITAL

The Westmont Bethel Association was established by the Hernandez family with the purpose of providing essential medical care to the poorest of the poor in Guatemala. In a country where many people lack access to quality medical care, the hospital is aimed at reaching those who are deprived of necessary medical attention.

After much work and anticipation, we have just recently finished the building and furnishing of the third floor, completing the construction of the hospital! While it was still incomplete, the hospital had already become a center for administering medical care to the poor through its out patient clinic and urgent care facility, serving an average of 1,000 patients a month. People learn of the Westmont Bethel Hospital by word-of-mouth, and they continue to come, hearing of the excellence of its doctors, the personal care and attention of the patients, and its openness to those from all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.

The three levels of the hospital are equipped to serve the people in al arenas of health care. The main level contains the outpatient clinic, radiology, and the lab. On the second level, patients are admitted to the emergency room, which houses state-of-the-art medical equipment including an EKG and ultrasound machine. The now completed third level houses the OR, ICU, and maternity care.

The Westmont Bethel Hospital partners with various individuals and organizations who make it possible to bring medical assistance to the poor in Guatemala. This has come in many forms, including financial grants, shipments of supplies, and donations of medical equipment and furnishings.

With the hospital complete, we have set out to effectively treat the physical suffering of the people of Guatemala, thereby tangibly showing the love of Christ through medicine. People are being healed, lived are being saved, and the once marginalized of society are receiving the love and care proclaimed by Jesus.