Santa Elena Medical Center
OCIMA provides the primary support for a small health clinic in Santa Elena in the department of Peten. Santa Elena is a poor city, just a short walk across a causeway to its sister city of Flores — a popular…
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OCIMA: What’s in a Name?
OCIMA is the Overseas & Continental Independent Mercy Association — a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Backwards, OCIMA is AMICO, which is the last name of the organization’s founder, Father Nick Amico. Amico also means “friend” in Italian. And friend Father Nick has…