Mission
Statement
Provide access
to necessary
health care
to those in need;
Work for social justice
in health care;
Call the entire Church
and other people
of goodwill to join in these efforts.
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The Guadalupe Clinic provides primary medical
care to those without medical insurance and ineligible for
medical
cards or Medicare. Three-fifths of the clinics’ clients
are “working poor” holding one or more jobs.
The primary clinic at 940 S. St. Francis, Wichita, KS, was
opened in 1985 in a former school. A satellite clinic operates
at 1406 N. Erie.
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Guadalupe Clinics serves without regard to race, religion
or creed. Of the past year’s patients, 59 percent were
Caucasian; 27 percent, Hispanic; 9.2 percent, African-American;
2 percent, Native American; 1.6 percent, Asian American;
and 1.2 percent undetermined. In that same period, 53,600
medical services were provided to clients in 16,140 visits.
The need – and demand – for services continues
to grow. |
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Services offered to all patients include
physician visits, health screening/ education, pregnancy tests,
nutrition counseling,
assistance with prescription medications and medical equipment,
physical therapy, emergency food/clothing and infant formula
and diapers. |
A volunteer corps of 250-plus
medical personnel and others join in providing these services. In
addition, the clinic has a network of others who provide
specialty care, such
as orthopedics, oncology, general surgery, prenatal care
and delivery.
Area hospitals and laboratories provide diagnostic and laboratory tests at
no cost to our patients. Working directly with drug manufacturers, the clinic
helped patients receive more than $613,000 in free medications last year alone.
Guadalupe clinic receives no federal funding or insurance
re-imbursement. Clients who can are asked to donate $5, but
such monies represent only 2 percent of income. |
GUADALUPE
STAFF:
• Full time Executive Director
• Director of Stewardship and
Development
• Eight part-time staff members
DONOR INSTITUTIONS:
• Via Christi - St. Joseph
• Via Christi - St. Francis
• Via Christ – AMS Labs
• Wesley Medical Center
FUNDING:
• 82% fundraisers and private
donations
• 2% client fees
• 16% small grants
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