Naming Opportunities
“And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.” (Matt. 4:23)
Medical practices, clinics, churches, families, and individuals are banding together to sponsor spaces within the Arévalo Missional Hospital. This unique partnership allows your gift to meet a visible need and provide a space for critical care for decades to come. Gifts and pledges of up to two years are eligible for phase one of the construction project, and donors or groups can choose to name the room in honor of an individual or remain anonymous. Click here to see a map of the hospital with each room highlighted.
Pediatric Exam Room
“Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, ‘Talitha, cumi,’ which is translated, ‘Little girl, I say to you, arise.’ Immediately the girl arose and walked.” (Mark 5:41-42a)
The infant mortality rate among the poorest 20% of Peruvians is double that among the wealthiest 20%,1 and Peru’s infant mortality rate is more than twice that of the U.S.2 We pray that the Pediatric Exam Room in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a place where our physicians will be able to provide many precious children with care they so desperately need and might otherwise never receive.
(Praise the Lord! This room has already been pledged for! Read further to learn about the many other rooms still available.)
Dental Room
In a country where the ratio of dental personnel to the general population is 1.2 to 10,000,2 and where 85% suffer from some type of dental disease,4 better and more widely available dental care is a very pressing need. We hope that the Dental Room in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will give our dental professionals the space and resources they need to minister to many people with the quality of care that our commitment to our Lord Jesus Christ compels us to provide.
Waiting Room
In Peru, there are only 15.2 hospital beds for every 10,000 people,5 and the ratio of physicians to the general population is 1 to 588.6 Both of these statistics point to an overwhelming need for more medical care facilities and providers in the country. The Waiting Room in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a different place from other waiting rooms in the region in which we work. In our clinics, each patient is a person with a name and a story, and it is our responsibility to see that each is attended to with love and compassion and given the care they need in a timely and efficient manner.
OB/GYN Exam Room
“Now Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.” (Luke 4:38-39)
Of the top ten causes of death among patients registered in hospitals in Peru, half relate only to women,6 and the rate of deaths during childbirth in Peru is four times that in the U.S.2 The OB/GYN Exam Room in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a place of love and healing where our physicians will be able to minister to women in desperate need of care.
Exam Room
37% of deaths in Peru are caused by communicable diseases, compared with the regional average of 20%, and the rate of tuberculosis infection in Peru is three times the regional average.2 To combat these trends, we have included a general medicine Exam Room in the Arévalo Missional Hospital, which we pray will be a place where our physicians will be able to offer care that is not only of the highest quality, but also care provided in love and mercy, following the example of our Lord’s ministry here on earth.
Nurses’ Station
“And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, ‘He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.’” (Mark 7:37)
In Peru, there is only one registered nurse for every 445 of the general population. 7 Nevertheless, we believe that for many patients, the nurse is the face of the clinic, providing comfort and care. The Nurses’ Station will be a place where our nurses will be able to carry out their ministry of mercy to every patient who comes through our doors.
Triage Room
“When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.” (Matthew 14:14)
The Triage Room in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a place where our staff will be able to make important decisions surrounding how best to minister to people in great need of care.
Pharmacy
Only 61% of essential medicines are readily available to the Peruvian public.2 The Pharmacy Department in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a place where our staff will be able to provide vital medicine and treatments to people in great need of care.
Radiology Room
Severe upper respiratory infections are the number-one cause of deaths among non-hospitalized people in Peru.3 Many of these infections can be treated when diagnosed early enough. The Radiology Room in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a place where our staff will be able to provide important diagnostic services to people in great need of care.
Emergency Room
“When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing.” (Luke 9:11)
21 children out of every 1,000 die before the age of five in Peru.1 The Emergency Room in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a place of love and healing where our staff will be able to provide the vital emergency care necessary to help to change this and other grave statistics.
Laboratory
“So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them.” (Matt. 4:24)
Influenza and pneumonia are the number-four causes of death in patients in Peruvian hospitals. 6 The Laboratory in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a place where our staff will be able to provide diagnostic services that will allow our physicians to properly treat our patients.
Admitting & Medical Records Suite
“And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ‘Do you see anything?’ And he looked up and said, ‘I see men, but they look like trees, walking.’ Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.” (Mark 8:23-25)
The Admitting & Medical Records Suite in the Arévalo Missional Hospital will be a place where each patient is treated with love and honor. This space will allow our staff to help our patients efficiently and confidentially receive the care they need.
Your gift in action
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Cor. 9:7)
If you would like to help to make one of these rooms a reality, please contact Dale Ellison. You can also give quickly and securely online by clicking here. We are so thankful for your generosity. Your gift will go a long way in helping share the Good News and the love and mercy of our Savior with many who are suffering and in need of medical care in northern Peru.
1World Health Organization. Peru Health Profile. World Health Organization, 4 April 2011.
2Global Health Observatory. World Health Statistics 2011. France: WHO Press, 2011.
3Ministry of Health. Principle Causes of Death Registered in External Consultation. Lima: Ministry of Health, 2010.
4EsSalud. Health and Prevention. “What is oral health?” Lima: EsSalud.
5National Institute of Statistics and Computation. Peru in Numbers—Health. Lima: National Institute of Statistics and Computation, 2010.
6Ministry of Health. Principle Causes of Death in Hospitals by Gender. Lima: Ministry of Health, 2010.
7College of Nurses, Regional Counsel of La Libertad.
