St. Andrew's Children's Clinic provides free, specialized
medical care to children from Mexico who cannot get the care they need in
Mexico. The children have various medical problems,
ranging
from spina bifida and cerebral palsy to speech and hearing problems. Their
parents are very poor. The Clinic is held the first Thursday of every month
(except July) at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Nogales, AZ. Patients number
250-300 each clinic day.
Donations to the Clinic cover the costs of x-rays, laboratory tests, prescriptions, orthopedic devices, and hearing aids for the children. Professional services are donated to the Clinic. Presently, donations are received from churches, businesses, civic groups, charitable trusts, and individuals. As with all medical services, costs continue to climb. Because the Clinic operates on a shoestring budget, there is an increasing need for donations.
The Clinic was founded in 1973 by concerned individuals in Nogales, AZ and Sonora. When the Clinic outgrew homes in Nogales, Sonora, it was moved to an orphanage and ultimately to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Nogales, AZ. In January, 1990, St. Andrew's Children's Clinic received a IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
For more information, click on the following link to the Clinic's web site: Children's Clinic .