The 911 Cuba initiative brings together several exile organizations, but it still lacks public funding, government agreements, and a known operational structure.
14ymedio, Havana, June 26, 2026 — A network of doctors, humanitarian organizations, and healthcare-sector business leaders in Miami has begun preparing a plan to address the healthcare emergency and rebuild Cuban hospitals in the event of political change on the Island. The initiative, called 911 Cuba, was presented on June 17 at La Colonia Medical Center in Hialeah, according to a report published Thursday by El Nuevo Herald.
The project is led by Solidaridad Sin Fronteras and Cruz Verde Internacional, with support from La Colonia Medical Center and Miami Medical Team Foundation. Its organizers envision an initial phase of free humanitarian assistance, followed by hospital rehabilitation and the creation of a model that combines private healthcare with subsidized services for vulnerable populations.
Its organizers envision an initial phase of free humanitarian assistance, followed by hospital rehabilitation and the creation of a model that combines private healthcare with subsidized services for vulnerable populations
“In Cuba, not only are the hospitals in ruins, but primary care is completely at zero,” Julio César Alfonso, president of Solidaridad Sin Fronteras, told the Miami newspaper. The physician stated that the organization includes 58,000 healthcare professionals among its members and believes that between 15,000 and 20,000 could participate as volunteers in an emergency situation.
Solidaridad Sin Fronteras is a nonprofit organization founded in Florida in 2004. Its regular activities have focused on training, certification, and workforce reintegration of healthcare professionals who have arrived in the United States, as well as aid campaigns and advocacy for Cuban doctors who left official overseas missions in third countries.
Cruz Verde would be responsible for the logistics of medicines and first-aid supplies. Taimy Alfonso told El Nuevo Herald that the organization has spent years sending healthcare products to the Island, some donated by U.S. pharmaceutical companies, but that its network has lost capacity because volunteers have been targeted by State Security. The organization describes itself as a humanitarian entity founded by medical professionals in 2013 and dedicated to providing healthcare assistance in vulnerable communities.
The most tangible business support comes from La Colonia Medical Center, directed by Cuban physician Jorge Acevedo. The company operates 12 healthcare centers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, from Pompano Beach to Homestead, and provides primary care, diagnostic services, pharmacy services, medical specialties, and patient transportation. La Colonia therefore has clinics, healthcare personnel, and experience managing medical services.
The company operates 12 healthcare centers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, from Pompano Beach to Homestead, and provides primary care, diagnostic services, pharmacy services, medical specialties, and patient transportation
Miami Medical Team Foundation, led by orthopedic surgeon Manuel Alzugaray, has also joined the effort. The organization, registered in Florida since 1989, has participated for decades in medical and humanitarian missions throughout Latin America and other countries affected by disasters or crises.
Alfonso suggested that a potential emergency operation could include field hospitals and U.S. hospital ships such as the USNSComfort, on which he worked after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
“These ships have burn units and facilities for patients with respiratory conditions, as well as ambulances and helicopters,” he explained.
The second phase of the project calls for evaluating healthcare facilities, rebuilding hospitals, and establishing a private healthcare system for those who can afford it, alongside care subsidized by a future government for vulnerable sectors of the population.
Translated by Regina Anavy
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