Concerned individuals and organizations across South Florida have stepped forward to donate needed medical equipment which will be used to equip a new 55 bed hospital in the area of Riviera Hernandez located outside of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. This hospital will operate under the leadership of Dr. Josue Hernandez. Dr. Hernandez is excited about the prospect of being able to offer quality medical care through the hospital in the area where over 100,000 people presently live without adequate medical care. The hospital will provide operating rooms, isolation areas, respiratory and physical therapy, a birthing center, a dental clinic, examination rooms, doctors’ offices, a pediatric ward and wards for male and female patients in addition to a pharmacy. The hospital which is being built on the grounds of the Honduras Congregational Christian Mission by benefactors will be named The Majken Broby Memorial Hospital in memory of the mission’s founder who was a Swedish nurse.

Barry Sobczak, Deacon of Property at Plantation Community Church

Donations of used, but serviceable, medical equipment have been generously provided for this project by David and Jan Stoutamire of Advanced Filing Systems of Ft. Lauderdale, Al Jasaitis of Diagnostics Source Group, Rob Raymond of Doctor’s Toy Store, Herb Cadore of HBST Enterprises, and Rick Haynes of Ideal Medical. Shipping for the equipment has been staged and coordinated by Luis Rangel of Trans-Aero-Mar in Miami. The entire project has been coordinated by Dr. F.B. Plank of Plantation Community Church acting on behalf of the Honduras Congregational Christian Mission. Donations of serviceable medical equipment for the hospital are still being solicited by the church.