Solidarity Bridge

05/27/2026

🎉 Solidarity Bridge's Executive Director, Ann Rhomberg, was nominated as a Woman of the Year by Rotary Club of Chicago for her dedication and leadership advancing global health in Bolivia and Paraguay!👏 This well-deserved award recognizes her commitment to service, leadership, and community. Join us in congratulating Ann on this great honor, recognizing the impact of her leadership at Solidarity Bridge!

The award will be presented at the Chicago Woman of the Year celebration on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM at the East Bank Club. Register by 5/29 to join us: https://tinyurl.com/4vwktzdj

Thank you to Rotary/One for such a wonderful recognition of our work. ❤️ 🙏

05/26/2026

We're honored to share how we live out Catholic social teaching in a recent article by the United States Catholic Mission Association. Our Senior Director of Mission and Identity, Katie Dorner, focuses on "The Common Good" as a guiding principle of our organization. The concept was explained by Pope Francis, saying, “Underlying the principle of the common good is respect for the human person as such, endowed with basic and inalienable rights ordered to his or her integral development."

Home > Learn > Programs > The Common Good "A society that wishes and intends to remain at the service of the human being at every level is a society that has the common good-the good of all people and of the whole person-as its primary goal. The human person…

05/20/2026

What an honor to be in partnership with Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach (HSMO) and this record-breaking shipping container of donated medical supplies. Read more about this wonderful milestone in our long-term partnership with HSMO:
https://www.hshs.org/mission-outreach/mission-outreach-blog/thanks-a-million
This incredible organization collects medical supplies and equipment from hospitals across the Midwest and makes them available to health care facilities in low-resource areas around the world. They are a key partner in our medical equipping program. Thank you, Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach 🙏 ❤️ 🙏

Mission Outreach sends first shipment valued at $1 million to hospitals in Bolivia to improve access to life-saving surgery

05/14/2026

More photos from a fantastic evening during our Fiesta Gala on April 25th. There were so many good photos from the night—we had to share more!

05/12/2026

Sending our appreciation today to all the nurses for 🙏. We are especially grateful to the nurses who support our patients and surgical teams before, during, and after surgery on our mission trips. Thank you for being the heart of healthcare. Your dedication, compassion, and expertise make a lasting impact on the lives of patients and their families. We couldn't do this work without YOU. ❤️ 🫶 🙌

05/06/2026

💬 Join us in honoring the professionals who bridge language gaps in healthcare! Thank you to all our volunteer medical interpreters who make our mission trips possible by facilitating communication across language and culture. 🙏 ❤️ 🌉

05/04/2026

We were grateful to mark the blessing of our latest medical supplies container alongside Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach last Friday. Valued at more than $1.1 million, this shipment of equipment and supplies is now on its way to support patients and hospital partners in Bolivia. Thank you to HSMO for the care and expertise that made this possible—your partnership is essential to this work.🙏

05/04/2026

Big congratulations to our missioner Dr. Erin Stevens, who was a recipient of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 2026 Gynecologic Oncology Humanitarianism and Volunteerism Award for her work with Solidarity Bridge!!! 🎉 🙌 ❤️ In her acceptance, she says, "My commitment to expanding surgical expertise for gynecologic cancer care in Bolivia with Solidarity Bridge has been some of the most humbling and rewarding times of my career."

Thank you Dr. Erin for your dedication, compassion, and contributions to gynecologic oncology care in Bolivia!