Photos: St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
Thousands of children are helped by volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico at the St. Andrew's Children's Clinic in Nogales, Ariz.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Photos by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Sandra Lopez, 10, watches nervously as she gets her leg casts removed by Francisco âCoCoâ Oquendo of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Spokane, Wash. Sandra spent a month in Spokane after having surgery on her Achilles tendons.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Patients, sometimes numbering up to 250 in a day, all file through this waiting area at St. Andrewâs Childrenâs Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrewâs Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Erika Ibarra, a speech therapist based in Nogales, Sonora, works with Gloria Romo on an iPad application that serves as an augmentative/alternative communication device.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Kat Karlsrud, a volunteer from Mariposa Community Health Center, coaxes Mariam Quiriana Vargas Villela to open wide for a tooth flouride treatment as mom Miriam looks on at the monthly St. Andrewâs Childrenâs Clinic in Nogales, Ariz.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Sandra Lopez, 10, gets her leg casts adorned with Dora the Explorer removed by Francisco "CoCo" Oquendo of Shriner's Hospitals for Children Spokane as mom Guadalupe Lopez, left, looks on during an appointment at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. Lopez underwent tendon-lengthening surgery at Shriner's Hospital in Spokane to correct toe-walking. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Augmentative/alternative communication patients work with iPads during a group speech therapy class at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Sharon Adela Hendrickson-Pfeil, left, a speech pathologist, leads a group physical therapy session at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Volunteers, including Jean Ross, center, Richard DeLong, right, and Louis Clapper, back right, keep the bowls of nachos coming for patients in the waiting room at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Photos by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Sandra Lopez, 10, watches nervously as she gets her leg casts removed by Francisco âCoCoâ Oquendo of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Spokane, Wash. Sandra spent a month in Spokane after having surgery on her Achilles tendons.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Patients, sometimes numbering up to 250 in a day, all file through this waiting area at St. Andrewâs Childrenâs Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrewâs Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Kat Karlsrud, a volunteer from Mariposa Community Health Center, coaxes Mariam Quiriana Vargas Villela to open wide for a tooth flouride treatment as mom Miriam looks on at the monthly St. Andrewâs Childrenâs Clinic in Nogales, Ariz.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Sandra Lopez, 10, gets her leg casts adorned with Dora the Explorer removed by Francisco "CoCo" Oquendo of Shriner's Hospitals for Children Spokane as mom Guadalupe Lopez, left, looks on during an appointment at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. Lopez underwent tendon-lengthening surgery at Shriner's Hospital in Spokane to correct toe-walking. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Augmentative/alternative communication patients work with iPads during a group speech therapy class at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Sharon Adela Hendrickson-Pfeil, left, a speech pathologist, leads a group physical therapy session at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Volunteers, including Jean Ross, center, Richard DeLong, right, and Louis Clapper, back right, keep the bowls of nachos coming for patients in the waiting room at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic on Aug. 4, 2016, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 W. Country Club Dr., in Nogales, Ariz. With a team of volunteers from the U.S. and Mexico, the monthly clinic provides free specialized medical care to Mexican children who do not have access to or financial means to pay for it otherwise.
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