Sacred Heart Clinic
Health Services
Sacred Heart Clinic offers a variety medical services for residents of the Farm and the surrounding villages. Regular office hours for consults is offered three days a week, while emergency care is available at all hours. The set up is similar to a family physician's office in the United States, even offering minor surgeries and basic laboratory testing including blood counts, blood sugar checks, urine exams, and pregnancy tests. The clinic is staffed by a full time physician volunteer who has been assisted either by a nurse or physician's assistant. The medical staff on average attends 300 patients and dispenses roughly 900 prescriptions per month. Patient education is an important part of this ministry. In addition to the perennial topics such as nutrition and basic health care, Sacred Heart Clinic has provided for the training of local couples to teach Natural Family Planning. Finally, but most importantly, attention is given to the spiritual needs of the patients through the distribution of religious materials, the showing of religious videos, and praying with the patients.