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Non-Profit Spotlight - El Milagro Clinic
NON-PROFIT SPOTLIGHT
As we face the healthcare challenges in our area, El Milagro Clinic’s Board of Directors remains committed to continue serving the primary, preventive and behavioral health care needs of our underserved community.
OUR HISTORY
In 1996 when El Milagro Clinic first opened its doors, it offered services out of a 3 exam room facility in downtown McAllen. As the need for medical services to the underserved became more evident, a new facility was built through the collaborative efforts of the City of McAllen, the County of Hidalgo, and the now Texas Department of State Health Services. This new 20,000 square foot building located in the center of McAllen’s medical district, represents a community investment of over 3 million dollars. Since then, El Milagro has provided access to affordable primary, disease prevention and behavioral health care services to the low-income population of the Rio Grande Valley.
OUR PROGRAM
Our Integrated Behavioral Healthcare model provides primary and preventive health care services that emphasize patient education, nutrition classes, and wellness activities, one that establishes a medical home and offers affordable services. Some of our services include medical consultations, women’s health, laboratory services, prescription assistance, nutrition education, mental health counseling, diabetes prevention and diabetes management, food distribution, physical and wellness activities.
WHO WE SERVE
Our patient population consists of individuals and families that are uninsured, underinsured, unemployed or marginally employed and cannot access more expensive private physicians. We serve those at or below 200% FPL guidelines. The Clinic provides residents quality healthcare services on a sliding scale fee basis.
COVID-19
Since mid-July, El Milagro Clinic has provided access to FREE COVID-19 testing to over 6000 individuals in our community. Our testing site follows the CDC’s considerations on who should get tested and works by appointment only. We believe that awareness is the first step in taking proper precautions and we are hopeful that together we will beat this virus.
