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MATER Corporation launches its first catalog of corporate gifts with a purpose

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

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.

MATER Corporation awarded scholarships in recognition of volunteers from the Chilean Society of Pediatric Surgery

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.

Our articles

Organ donation is an act of love

"I don't practice any religion, but I have always had a lot of faith. A lot of faith in God and in Catita, my daughter. She was born with bad kidneys and soon after she had to have one of them removed. Before her first birthday she had already been on a mechanical respirator eleven times. We feared the worst, but she always clung to life. How could we not have faith in her then?

My son knows he has something of mine with him and takes great care of it.

My son knows he is carrying something of mine with him and he takes great care of it. I take my hat off to him, because he is very clear about his condition and the importance of following the medical and pharmacological treatment to the letter.

The importance of psychological support in complex and chronic diseases

When a diagnosis of a complex and chronic disease is received, there is a significant change in the dynamics of a family. Our index patient will have new needs and the family group will be faced with new challenges every day.

Solidarity Raffle

We are happy to tell you that we have started selling numbers for the raffle organized by our friends of the San Miguel Rotary for the benefit of our Corporation.

Surgical operation performed at Hospital de Constitución is highlighted by Las Últimas Noticias newspaper

In two days, doctors operated free of charge on 41 children at Constitución Hospital

Listas de Espera, Letter to the Editor published in La Segunda.

Waiting lists: A pain that requires joint efforts

I shuddered to learn of the dramatic figure from the Ministry of Health that showed that 44,000 people died while waiting to be treated on a waiting list in 2022. Of these 38,564 were waiting for specialty care or surgery not included in the AUGE plan.

Shelter and Support: The Importance of our Shelter House

The Casa de Acogida is clearly a very important help for patients and families coming from the regions. Having a place to come to that is clean, safe and welcoming is invaluable. The moms and dads who have stayed at the house always tell me that this place is very helpful for them. Another key aspect is that through living together they can share experiences, knowledge and mutual support. That is very important: to realize that you are not alone. Everyone accompanies each other.

Prevent to protect: when a transplant is avoidable

Angela is the mother of a twelve year old girl with a kidney transplant, the result of a urinary tract infection that was not treated in time. Through her experience we can see that some chronic kidney diseases can be avoided and her testimony is an alert to mothers and fathers of children who have had a urinary infection, regular fevers, malaise, loss of appetite and other symptoms.

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Phone

+56 2 25551043

Email

info@corporacionmater.cl

Location

San Ignacio 3637, San Miguel. Santiago

Hours of operation

Monday to Thursday: 8.30 to 17.30 hrs.
Friday: 8.30 to 13.30 hrs.