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Following a series of unexpected setbacks, the Puerto Peñasco Dialysis Unit plans to reopen its doors in September. The clinic, which is the only one of its kind in the city, has been closed for over a year following challenges to remain open during the pandemic. Nurse training courses through July and August will make […]
Organizing Committee: Rocky Point Rally™. Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. February 21, 2020. Members of the Rocky Point Rally Organizing Committee visited the Puerto Peñasco Dialysis Unit to present a $20,000 peso donation as part of what was raised during last November’s Rally. The donation, which was presented by Founder and Main Organizer of the Rocky Point […]
By José Antonio Pérez The non-profit Dialysis Clinic of Puerto Peñasco celebrated its 2nd anniversary in late October, along with receipt of a donation consisting of a new dialysis machine and healing supplies to be used for the care of 14 patients, both local and from the United States. Magda Bastida Lucero, president of the […]
By José Antonio Pérez Following over four years of anticipation in seeking to equip the center, along with the completion of paperwork as required by COFEPRIS, Puerto Peñasco’s first Dialysis Center finally began operations on Saturday, Oct. 28th, marking an end to the trying journey of renal patients in the area. During a simple ceremony […]
The city’s first ever and long-awaited Dialysis Center has addressed final measures, including a contract with a hazardous waste collection company and development of the dialysis patient model, paving the way for it to begin functioning at any time in coming weeks. To begin, detailed Clinic Administrator Orlando Corrales , the clinic will offer private […]
The civil association behind efforts to finally open Puerto Peñasco’s first Dialysis Center will be holding a fundraising concert/ball on March 11th, 9 pm – 2 am at the Quinta Ventura event hall, with entertainment by Grupo Proyección of Caborca, Sonora. Tickets are 200 pesos and can be purchased from Chayo Eufracio 638 105 3473, […]
Staff that will oversee patients at the much-awaited Dialysis Center of Puerto Peñasco are currently undergoing intensive training to ensure quality services. As the Center itself already possesses three first-rate machines, as well as a water purifying plant and electric plant, not to mention its own facility, the step to train staff is being taken […]
We recently received questions at info@rockypoint360.com regarding the city’s first Dialysis clinic, which included those below: When will the dialysis clinic open? What is the cost for older patients? Do they accept insurance (Seguro Popular)? While we do not have concrete answers for all of these, we decided to sit down with Rafaela Félix, President […]
Rafaela Félix de Figueroa, President of the Comprehensive Community Assistance Project A.C. representing the dialysis center project in Puerto Peñasco, recently reported on the clinic’s progress in fulfilling requirements established by COFEPRIS (Federal Commission for the Protection of Health Risks). Plans are still set at seeing the clinic finally begin operating by the end of […]
Continuity at the local Dialysis Center is assured as it is a project backed by an association (“Comprehensive Community Assistance Project” A.C.) rather than a city administration project per se, confirms current municipal DIF Director Samuel Ortega. The project, which is 80% toward completion (and paperwork), will not be affected by the upcoming change of […]
The Puerto Peñasco Mar de Cortés Rotary Club has once again donated an equipped ambulance to the community, this time to the Dialysis Clinic. The ambulance unit, presented on Friday, April 17th, was acquired thanks to Rotary District 5420 in Utah, and made possible through collaborative efforts among the various Rotary clubs. Puerto Peñasco Mar […]
For the next two months, each time you stop in at a local Circle K you’ll have the opportunity to donate to ongoing work to finish equipping Puerto Peñasco’s first Dialysis Center. Under the emblem “Rounding up your purchase, We’ll make a difference” the local Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) has joined up with […]
The International Rotary Club in Utah has made a commitment to donate $3000 US and medical equipment to help support ongoing efforts to launch the first Dialysis Center in Puerto Peñasco, spear-headed by Peñasco’s First Lady Mrs. Rafaela Félix de Figueroa. This agreement was recently reached during a meeting held at the facilities of the […]
On December 5th Rafaela Félix de Figueroa, local President of the DIF System, received a donation of $1,000 USD from Mr. & Mrs. Mike and Rhea Dugan, residents of Cholla Bay and President of the Cholla Bay Neighborhood Association. This support will be put toward the city’s ongoing dialysis center project. Accompanied by Dr. Eliel […]
