Clinic Dominican Republic
World Spine Care launched a project in the town of Moca in the Dominican Republic in November 2014. The Moca clinic is located in a rehabilitation center run by the Patronato Cibao de Rehabilitación. It is located on the site of a public hospital in Moca. The project is a collaboration between the Patronato Cibao de Rehabilitación, the Fondación Sol Naciente, the Ministry of Health in the Dominican Republic, the Ministry of Higher Education (supporting the scholarship recipients), and World Spine Care.
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¿Tiene dolor en la columna vertebral?
“World Spine Care” se complace en atender a pacientes que sufren de dolor en la columna vertebral y discapacidades relacionadas con la columna vertebral en Moca, República Dominicana.
Clinic Locations
Hospital Dr. Toribio Bencosme
Tel: 809-578-2151
Patronato Cibao de Rehabilitación.
Moca 56000, República Dominicana.
Satellite Clinic
HOSPITAL MUNICIPAL DR. RAFAEL GUTIERREZ SANCHEZ
Cayetano Germosén, La Vega Province, 41000
World Spine Care is in the process of identifying a second location for a clinic in a more rural setting. The proposed site is in Cayetano Germosen, close to Moca.
The expected outcomes of the project are:
Improved health and healthcare of people with spinal conditions and injuries in rural and underserved communities.
Skilled clinicians trained in conventional spine care from the targeted rural and underserved communities; and.
Ongoing and sustainable spine care in the targeted rural and underserved communities and the establishment of similar programs in other communities.
Recruit volunteer spine care professionals to provide primary Spine care.
Clinical Director
Patricia Tavares BSc., DC., FCCOS(C) (Canada)
Dr. Pat Tavares graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) Toronto, Canada in 1995, and attained an orthopedic fellowship designation in 2004. She started and ran a private practice for 14 years in Toronto’s west end. She was the first chiropractic volunteer to work with Health Mission Outreach, a charitable organization that provides multidisciplinary one-day free clinics to communities in need in the greater Toronto area.
In 2010 she became a clinician at the CMCC where she supervises interns during their clinical rotation. As a clinician, she participates in the CMCC Outreach Abroad Mission to the Dominican Republic where she supervises interns treating patients in need of spinal care. She is actively involved in research at CMCC and in the Dominican Republic. She also serves as a member of the board of the Canadian Chiropractic Orthopedists. Dr. Tavares is the Coordinator of the WSC Dominican Republic Project.
Volunteers
Dr. José Gomez, Dentist
Dr. José Gomez helped with budget development, insurance contacts in DR, and document translations including MOUs and clinic forms.
Interested in volunteering?
World Spine Care is currently accepting applications for a Clinic Supervisor in Moca, Dominican Republic.
Latest News from Dominican Republic
World Spine Care está buscando a profesionales cualificados en el rol de supervisor/a de clínica en Moca, Republica Dominicana. La posición empezaría a principios de 2022.