Hillside Health Care International/Hillside Clinic

About

• Based In Belize

Hillside Health Care International’s work is based out of Hillside Clinic, located in Eldridgeville in Belize's Toledo District. Our mission provides free medical care and other health services at the main outpatient care clinic and on our mobile clinics to rural villages. We also provide health education and outreach activities coordinated through our Public Health program. In addition, Hillside offers educational rotations for students and residents in medicine, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and public health. The Hillside team collaborates with the Ministry of Health on services and programs that we deliver to an impoverished, underserved population. Many of the people we serve live in isolated villages with no electricity and limited or no access to a safe water supply. The Toledo District mirrors Belize's cultural diversity with Mayan, East Indian, Creole, Hispanic and Garifuna cultures.

The licensed clinic is open Monday to Friday and treats 9000 patients a year in its combined programs. The clinic is a modern facility consisting of a main building with treatment areas, pharmacy, a small lab, the rehabilitation building, and a dormitory for students. An expansion in early 2017 added a fourth exam room, storeroom, and two wheelchair-accessible bathrooms.

Primary care services available at the clinic and on mobile clinics include preventative health care, minor procedures, lab testing and medications. Our home care program brings nursing, medical care, physical therapy, and hospice services to homebound patients. The rehabilitation program provides the only rehabilitation services in southern Belize. Hillside’s public health program works with the MOH, Ministry of Education, local NGO’s, and communities to provide outreach and health education to thousands of people each year.

Since its inception, Hillside has embraced a teaching mission providing clinical practice opportunities for graduate students. Each month, 13-15 students from the US, UK, Europe, and Australia participate in pharmacy, medicine, public health, and rehabilitation rotations.