Ten Miracles

Miracle One

There are so many miracles going on at Rancho Santa Fe, the orphanage in La Venta, Honduras, it’s hard to know where to start. Here's the first of ten.

On the edge of 2,000 acres, in the third poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, at an orphanage called Rancho Santa Fe is a world-class surgery hospital. And it’s totally funded by private donations of money and equipment.

The Holy Family Surgery Center was founded by orthopedic surgeon Peter Daly of St. Paul, Minnesota  and Reinhart Koehler, Director of Family Services for Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos International.

Dr. Peter Daly in one of HFSC's operating rooms

The goal of HFSC is to provide same day surgical procedures for underprivileged patients who otherwise could not afford surgery. Many of these patients struggle to receive medical attention in the few public hospitals due to inadequate access to services and personnel. The first priority is the children at the orphanage followed by people in the surrounding community.

Recovery room

HFSC is a 5,000 square foot facility that has two main operating rooms, a septic surgery room and post-op recovery rooms. The Holy Family Surgery Center annually hosts 3 to 4 surgical brigades, each involving over 200 consults and 70 surgeries in about a week. Additionally a local Honduras surgeon preforms 5-10 simple surgeries every other week for members of the local community.