We reduced the wait for surgery for more than 700 children throughout Chile.

We worked hard throughout 2025 to reduce waiting times for children throughout Chile, providing them with adequate, high-quality healthcare.

During 2025, we carried out 29 operations in 11 regions of Chile, allowing us to treat more than 700 children, performing 708 surgeries and providing more than 1,000 consultations at our Diagnostic Center.

We are grateful to the health services, companies, medical team volunteers, and the thousands of people who generously collaborate to care for children's health, and we renew our commitment to continue this work that changes the lives of children and their families in different cities across the country.

Anesthesiologist Virginia Montecinos has just completed ten operations as a volunteer at Corporación Mater. This number speaks to her perseverance, but above all, her conviction. We spoke with her to find out what motivated her to join, what she has learned along the way, and why, in her opinion, volunteering not only transforms the lives of children and their families, but also those who participate in it.

The catalog, designed by artist Angelito Peñaranda, invites companies to give meaningful gifts that support the health of children awaiting medical care in Chile.

The work of volunteer doctors is at the heart of Corporación MATER, because it allows us to fulfill our purpose of providing timely, quality healthcare, shortening the wait times for hundreds of children throughout Chile, as well as demonstrating the impact that collaboration can achieve.

Recently, Dr. José Manuel Escala participated as an international speaker at the 20th Ecuadorian Congress of Pediatric Surgery, held in the city of Cuenca, where he shared the experience and care model of the MATER Corporation.

As is now tradition, during the month of December we celebrate Christmas with the children and families who are staying at our shelter, sharing with the children at the Exequiel González Cortés Hospital.

Chile gathered in two days international and national referents in the treatment of pediatric urological diseases. The III MATER Course: Advances in Pediatric Urology was held on August 29 and 30.

We reduced the wait for surgery for more than 700 children throughout Chile.

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