Clinic Services

The clinic began as an initiative of the parishioners and local people who were concerned about the lack of health services in the Mixco area. Mixco is the second most populated department of Guatemala, with more than a half million people. Most of Mixco, near the capital, Guatemala City, is separated from the city by canyons. [More About Guatemala]

The Department of Mixco donated the land to be used for the construction of a health clinic. Comboni Father William Jansen successfully wrote grants to pay for the entire construction.

Sister Sarah Mulligan, a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, came as a volunteer in 1994. She began working with the people who had first initiated the project, organizing the Comité (Board of Directors), still integrally involved.

The clinic began with a physician, receptionist, laboratory assistant, nurse, and Sister Sarah as the administrator. Because of the great need; the clinic has grown rapidly and provides complete outpatient health services and education programs to a population of 160,000 residents. The clinic has over 30,000 patients registered

Office visits with a qualified Guatemalan physician are offered six days a week. The patients pay a minimal fee.

The Daniel Comboni Laboratory services are also available six days a week. The charges for these services are considerably lower than any other private or semi-private laboratory. A qualified medical technologist directs the laboratory.

Complete Dental Services by two qualified Guatemalan dentists are available six days a week. An important part of our dental clinic is education and outreach to the area schools.