Ecuador Global Outreach Program

Every mission restores a child’s future, and strengthens the team that will carry this work forward in Ecuador.

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February 2026 · Quito

How we create change

What SpineHope does here

In Ecuador, children with complex spinal deformities often wait years for care their families cannot afford. Without surgery, many lose mobility, school years, and the confidence to participate in daily life. Specialized pediatric spine care is scarce outside a few centers, and the waiting list grows faster than local capacity alone can clear.

Ecuador is an anchor of SpineHope’s Global Outreach model. Led by medical director Dr. Alec Stall, our volunteer surgical teams work side-by-side with host spine surgeon Dr. Hazem Nicola and partners including Fundación Hospital de los Valles and Fundación Ana in Quito. Together we deliver charity surgery and post-op care for children whose families cannot pay, and we train local surgeons, nurses, residents, and students in advanced techniques and spine safety so the program grows stronger between visits.

Direct Care

Surgeons, anesthesia, instruments, implants, and recovery for children who would otherwise never reach an operating room.

Follow-Up

Clinic days, reconnection with prior patients, and the aftercare that protects every surgical outcome.

Local Capacity

Hands-on teaching with Ecuadorian partners so expertise stays in-country long after the mission team flies home.

Inside the mission

Young adults and caregivers in a clinic consult during an Ecuador outreach day — Young adults and caregivers during a clinic consult.

Surgical team in scrubs during a SpineHope Ecuador operating-room case — The surgical team during a case.

Local Ecuador team and leaders celebrate with SpineHope team on a great trip — The local team and the SpineHope team celebrating a great trip.

Ecuador surgeon standing with a smiling patient after recovery

Recent impact

February 2026 · Quito

Six pediatric spine surgeries and a full clinic day, with follow-up for children treated in 2025. Hosted with Dr. Hazem Nicola / QRA, Fundación Hospital de los Valles, and Fundación Ana.

A child who arrived bent by deformity leaves standing taller, and a local team that operated beside ours is ready for the next case on the list.

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