Sunday, April 5, 2009

St. Andrew's Children's Clinic



St. Andrew's Children's Clinic is a god-send for many parents who don't have the resources to care for their sick children.

The clinic provides free health aid to patients on a first-come first-serve basis one day every month. Doctors, med students, translators, cooks and many other volunteers work together for a stressful yet helpful attention.

I, along with 4 other journalism students and my professor from one of my classes, got the privilege to travel down the Nogales, Ariz. I was able to witness first-hand the selfless acts that the volunteers and staff provide as well as the helplessness and hope of the families that bring their loved ones to the clinic. For some families, the clinic is their only opportunity for health care.

The following are the areas of medicine the clinic provides:
- Vision
- Hearing
- Audiology
- Cardiology/Dermatology
- Physical Therapy
- Orthopedics
- Speech
- Cleft Palate

*The photos posted are those that depict the care and thoughtfulness of the people that allow the clinic to operate.

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