The LCUUF CARE TEAM serves as a point of contact for any health, personal or emotional concerns our members may be experiencing. The team will respond and communicate appropriately to concerns in a timely fashion. Rev. Matt will be contacted immediately if that is appropriate. As each person in each situation is unique, each response will be unique as well. 

The Emergency Contact Information Form is a confidential form, which will help the team in contacting your primary physician or loved ones in case of an emergency. We encourage all members to have this information on file. The form is submitted automatically to the care team’s Emergency Data Manager.  It can be filled out by clicking the link below:

LCUUF Member Emergency Contact Form

What We Do:             

• Maintain a confidential emergency contact form on each member.
• Provide compassionate listening.
• Provide hospital/home/care home visits
• Organize short term meal trains
• Send emails and birthday cards as appropriate
• Provide referral to pastoral or other counseling.
• Provide information for resources outside of LCUUF.
• Light a special candle on the altar at LCUUF each Sunday in recognition and support of unspoken concerns and sorrows.

The LCUUF care team can be reached at: Careteam@lcuuf.org  or by phone:

• Team Leaders: (both use What’s App) From MX phone +1 = 001
  • Catherine Luria (US) +1 (253)225-2068 cluriaarnp@gmail.com
  • Kathy Varty (US) +1 (713)201-4639 kvarty48@gmail.com

Once your email or call has been received, a member of the team will attend to your questions or concerns. In some cases, we may refer you to others who can better help you.

In case of a life threatening emergency:  go to the nearest emergency room (see below). DO NOT call the police as they do not handle health emergencies or 911 as it is linked to Guadalajara and not to local first responders, so is not recommended.

The LCUUF Care Team for 2026-2027 consists of the following members:

Catherine Luria, co-leader: 
Kathy Varty, co-leader:  
Pamela Cucinell
Carol Johnson
Eric Luria
Douglas Mattoon
Flo Rhodes
Patti Wallon

Trudy Crippen, member emeritus

Hospital , Ambulance Information

Hospital Ribera Medical Center Libramiento A. Chapala #153 +52 376 765 8200. Ambulance number is the same. 24 hour service.

Hospital Ajijic Carretera Ote. 33A Centro 45920 +52 33 1246 2314. No ambulance available. Ambulatory only.

Cruz Roja Delegacion Chapala Gonzalo Gallo 1 Chapala Centro 45900 Chapala, Jalisco +52 376 765 2308 For house calls only, there is no fee. For transport to a lakeside hospital, the fee is 1,000 pesos. For transport to a hospital in Guadalajara, the fee is 3,500 pesos.

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Do Not call 911, as the calls go to Guadalajara and service comes from Guadalajara, not llinked to local responders, causing time delays, so we do not recommend calling it.***

Do not call the police as they do not handle healthcare emergencies.