In addition to financial support, Dr. Spartz donates her time and skills to the foundation’s venous disease medical vein treatment mission work in Honduras. Through this work Dr. Spartz has seen first hand the destructive power of untreated venous disease. Advanced treatments for venous disease are challenging to obtain in Honduras. The progression of the disease often goes unchecked resulting in large open ulcers that are difficult to treat and heal in the tropical and often unsanitary conditions. Over 1500 patients are treated each week that the Hackett Hemwall Patterson Foundation operates the program.