We are the Cascade Medical Team, headquartered in Eugene, Oregon.  Since 2002, in conjunction with our parent organization, HELPS International, as well as PeaceHealth, and McKenzie Willamette Hospital, CMT has been providing free medical care to the Mayan people of the highlands of Guatemala.

 

We annually take a team of doctors, nurses, dentists, allied health professionals and support staff to provide general surgery, gynecological procedures, eye and dental care.  We also take a construction team that installs efficient ONIL wood burning stoves in Guatemalan homes.  Beginning with the 2009 mission, the construction team will also be installing HELPS Gravity Water Filters, an inexpensive in-home purification system desperately needed in a country where most water sources are contaminated.

 

Our yearly mission is housed at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Altiplano, located just outside the city of Solola.  The modest college campus provides the team with facilities for a small hospital and clinic, dormitories for men and women and a gymnasium that is used for meals and general meetings.  While the setting is beautifully situated on a plateau overlooking Lake Atitlan in the highlands of central-western Guatemala, it is a region of extreme poverty.  During each year's week-long medical mission, people come from many miles around, usually by bus or on foot, seeking medical attention.

 

Each year, members of the Cascade Medical pay their own way to and from Guatemala, including expenses for food, lodging and transportation.  However, funds must be raised to pay all costs related to medical supplies and equipment.  Nearly $40,000 will be needed for the 2009 mission.

 

Contributions are gratefully accepted and may be sent to the Cascade Medical Team Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) tax deductible organization at the following address:

 

Cascade Medical Team Foundation

P.O. Box 1545

Eugene, OR 97440

 

We invite you to learn more about the Cascade Medical Team and its yearly missions to Guatemala by selecting the tabs at the top of this page.