Past Missions

Below are highlights of some of Operation Walk Denver's past missions. For more insights on the life-changing work that occurs on our missions, please view our videos as well.

PANAMA — Fall 2009
On November 13, a team of 63 people including seven surgeons, five anesthesiologists, and two internal medicine physicians traveled to Santo Tomas Hospital in Panama City, Panama. Team members came from Colorado, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Montana.

Utilizing supplies generously donated by Porter Adventist Hospital and implants donated by DePuy Orthopedics, the team was able to operate on 60 patients in just three and a half days. They performed a record eight hip replacements, 52 knee replacements and 16 bilateral knee replacements, for a total of 76 joints.

PANAMA — Spring 2009
In April, 2009, Operation Walk Denver team members returned to Panama to see patients, who by now have become welcome friends. The Denver group was joined by a team from Philadelphia who has partnered with Operation Walk Denver in the past so that in 2010, they will be ready to formally launch their own Operation Walk chapter. Together, the teams performed 78 joint replacement surgeries in less than a week!

PANAMA — Fall 2008
Operation Walk Denver traveled to Panama City, Panama in November 2008. The team performed 76 joint replacements in three and a half days!

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — Spring 2008
During this trip, forty-six total hip and knee replacements were completed on patients afflicted with severe arthritis. The trip was especially gratifying as it was a combined mission with prospective team members from Operation Walk Boston. Their team of thirty joined us to participate in their first Operation Walk trip.

GUATEMALA — April 2010

After months of careful planning and preparation, a team of 63 dedicated volunteers traveled to Guatemala City, Guatemala and drastically changed the lives of 59 patients. The team included 6 orthopedic surgeons, 4 anesthesiologists, 2 internal medicine doctors, a cardiologist and many other extraordinary medical staff members.

With the handicap of only one functioning autoclave to sterilize surgical tools, the skilled surgical teams performed 33 knee replacements, 10 hip replacements, and 12 bilateral knee replacements. In addition, they completed 2 hip revisions and 2 knee revisions.

A very special thank you goes out to our generous donors and trip participants. Without you we would not be able to fulfill the Operation Walk mission of helping those who are in desperate need of healing.

We thank you for your charitable contributions that enable us to help those in need.