Saint Francis University

HUGSGuatemala

Four Days, 300+ Patients

Saint Francis sends a medical mission to Guatemala through its PA program. Three members of EcoPrint3D got to tag along.

The trip

About the program

HUGS is a Saint Francis University medical mission run through the Physician Assistant Science program. Students travel to Guatemala, set up in communities with limited access to care, and treat whoever comes in, using donated medication and medical supplies carried down by the group.

The trip ran four days and the team saw more than 300 patients across several villages and a nursing home. Infants, children, and adults. Most of the group was PA students and faculty, working alongside undergraduate volunteers.

Three members of EcoPrint3D got to tag along. Caleb, Carson, and Luke.

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300+ Patients seen
4 Days in the field
Several Villages plus a nursing home
Thousands Bottles recycled back home that year

Patient, day, and site figures are Saint Francis reported. The recycling figure is EcoPrint3D work at home over that period, not part of the trip.

From the week

Photos

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Thank you, Saint Francis

HUGS runs because Saint Francis funds it, staffs it, and sends students every year. Thank you to the Physician Assistant Science program, the faculty who ran the trip, and everyone who packed supplies for it.

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