Our plans for the future

  • To build and operate a hospital in Manali, India that will provide general in-patient services as well as specialized medical and surgical care.
  • To develop an outpatient network of regional healthcare providers who will deliver affordable healthcare to all residents, including those in the most remote villages.
  • To assimilate into the community so that we can affect changes in the overall public health and medical systems.
  • Plans for Development
  • Phase 1
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Plans for Development

A project of this magnitude will take time. Development must allow for flexibility in response to the community’s needs and the available resources of the organization. We have already made great progress:

We have established ourselves as a 501(c) 3 organization, making all donations fully tax deductible.

We have put together an experienced team of volunteer board members and developed a fund-raising organization – the Himalayan Health Center Foundation (HHCF).

We are working with health departments in Manali on a local and state level to coordinate our efforts with the existing healthcare system.

Phase 1

Phase 1: Acquisition of property and construction of a hospital to provide comprehensive in-patient and specialty care. It is our hope that this will be accomplished in early 2009. General and specialty surgical services will be added as the needs of the community dictate and funds allow.

Phase 2

Phase 2: Establishment of a system to deliver out-patient services in Manali. Already, we have hired experienced senior Indian medical staff members who share our vision. Donated medical supplies and medications are being distributed using a sliding fee scale based on the patient’s ability to pay. Senior US-based physicians are working alongside their Indian counterparts to assure that the latest in evidence-based medical care is delivered in a culturally sensitive manner. We are working closely with state and local health departments and community leaders.

Phase 3

Phase 3: Development of a network of primary care physicians that will focus on bringing basic healthcare and preventive services to patients' homes and villages. This will include preventive health programs such as STD and AIDS awareness and prevention, nutrition, prenatal care, and infant/child care.