For over 35 years, St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic has provided free, specialized medical care to children living in Mexico who cannot get the care or afford the care they need in their home country.
St.
Andrew’s Children’s Clinic
is a
non-denominational, non-profit organization. Approximately 200-250
children are seen the first Thursday of each month except July. All
medical staff are volunteers. They provide medical specialty care to our
patients. We also distribute food, clothes, and toys to them. Every
October, in cooperation with Children's Surgery International and CIMA
Hospital, approximately 40 children have cleft palate/cleft lip surgery
in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. This mission has become a special project
because it involves enthusiastic volunteers on both sides of the
U.S.-Mexico border who work with the medical team to give patients
smiles and a much better life.
In
2010, with the help of generous donors and volunteers, St. Andrew’s
Children’s Clinic provided the following:
5,054
Clinic visits by volunteer health care professionals
5,490
Clinic visits by other volunteers
78
office visits (U.S. and Mexico)
31 lab
tests (U.S. and Mexico)
35
cleft palate/cleft lip surgeries and 6 bone grafts
46
orthopedic surgeries
8 eye
surgeries
2
corneal transplants
117
eye glasses dispensed
38
prostheses
153
orthotics
34
customized wheelchairs and walkers
210
strollers
1,445
prescriptions dispensed
Also,
hearing aids, braillewriters, and speech and language equipment.
We are very proud to report to you that 92% of all donations goes to direct patient care.
Please click on the buttons on the menu bar to learn more about our
clinic and patients.
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Monserrat GastelumMonserrat Gastelum from Nogales, Son. eats a Sloppy Joe sandwich for lunch. The Clinic provides a mid-morning snack and lunch to all patients and their parents. Many have traveled a long way and do not have money for food.. |
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At the Arts and Crafts TablePatients play with legos at the Arts and Crafts table set up in the patient waiting area. Volunteers help them with legos, games, and coloring activities. |