Through the good auspices of the HOMS Foundation for Human Solidarity and the Arizona-Dominican Medical Friends Foundation, 30 low-income patients from several parts of the country have benefited from complex surgeries. Over time, some 600 patients have received surgeries that have improved their quality of life. The procedures include knee and hip replacements as well as harelip reconstruction. There also surgeries for certain types of cancer. The Arizona-Dominican Medical Friends Foundation is headed by Dr. Severino Rodriguez, a Dominican doctor who practices in Phoenix, Arizona. The HOMS Foundation for Human Solidarity is headed by Dr. Liliana Fernandez.