HELP SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS! DONATE NOW → HURRICANE IDA → HAITI EARTHQUAKE → COVID-19 PUERTO RICO DONATE In March 2021, CORE partnered with local governments and institutions in Puerto Rico to provide critical support to the hardest hit communities. With our partners and local Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), CORE provided direct access to vaccines in Loíza, Comerío, and Ponce, along with other underserved rural areas, by building additional capacity for life-saving medical resources via nimble mobile units to reach those most highly impacted by the pandemic. DONATE TO COVID-19 RELIEF OUR RESPONSE Here’s How CORE Responded… BACKGROUND Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 Crisis As Puerto Rico continues to recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria in 2017, the island was hit with yet another destructive force: the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has exposed the harsh realities of the island's overwhelmed healthcare infrastructure and has left many residents without access to vital and life-saving care. Like we've seen across the mainland United States, Puerto Rico has also experienced shortages in hospital beds, ventilators, and essential medical resources; however, these issues were further exacerbated by the exodus of local physicians from the island to the mainland after Hurricane Maria, delaying the recovery of patients in local hospitals and urgent care facilities. Remote areas of the island, such as Loíza, Comerío, and Ponce, which were hit hard by Hurricane Maria and remain geographically vulnerable to disaster, have been particularly affected amid this scarcity of crucial medical resources exacerbated by COVID-19. OUR PROUD PARTNERS DONATE information@coreresponse.org 323.934.4400 [Office Closed] ABOUT Our Story Leadership Careers Privacy Policy For media inquiries, please contact: press@coreresponse.org For donor relations, please contact: development@coreresponse.org TRANSPARENCY CORE is a charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Federal tax ID: 27-1703237. Annual Reports & Financials NEWSLETTER Sign up to receive news and updates. SIGN UP © 2021 CORE RESPONSE | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED