Los Cabos Children's Foundation

Spirit of Joy - Our Spirit of Joy was born with LCCF in 2002. At that time, in Los Cabos and in all of Baja California Sur there was nowhere to treat children with cancer. It all began with the treatment of several children and adolescents in our founder's hometown, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 2007, children with cancer in Baja California Sur began to be treated at the Sinaloa Pediatric Hospital and stayed in a home especially for them, the original Casa Valentina. In 2012, Dr. Eduardo Altamirano moved from Sinaloa to La Paz and started treating children at the State Oncology Center while the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit was being built in Salvatierra Hospital. Finally, in April of 2013, the medical unit and the home for children with cancer, Casa Valentina BCS, opened their doors to provide children and adolescents with the quality and specialized services they needed, close to their home and family. During the 2023-2024 period, the Spirit of Joy served 2,587 children and adolescents with 9,284 services.

Spirit of Love - Our Spirit of Love was born in 2004 as the second cause served by LCCF and with the purpose of providing permanent care to children and adolescents with congenital heart defects in Baja California sur. Since then, Omaha Children's Hospital & Medical Center took care of the southern Baja children who needed heart surgery. Nine years after and until 2017, the Omaha team came twice a year for surgical rounds in the facilities of Salvatierra Hospital. A nonprofit was formed specifically for mentoring and training the entire local team involved in the program, both in Omaha and La Paz. In 2017, the state pediatric cardiology program achieved accreditation from the federal government to receive funding. Thanks to this, today it is possible to diagnose, treat and perform corrective procedures throughout the year to children in the state with this health condition through the local team of doctors and nurses. During the 2023-2024 period, the Spirit of Love served 215 children & Adolescents with 861 services.