Christus Health Gulf Coast

SUPPORTING THE HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES OF THE SPONSORING CONGREGATIONS IN EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

ROOTED IN OUR MISSION AND TRADITION, THE FOUNDERS AND SPONSORS OF CHRISTUS HEALTH AND THOSE WHO CO-MINISTER WITH THEM SEEK NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS OF DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT IS BOTH AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. TODAY, MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST AIM TO IMPROVE THE TOTAL HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PLACE OUR SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION AND PREFERENCE GIVEN TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED REPRESENT THE UNPAID COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED FOR WHICH A PATIENT IS NOT BILLED, OR FOR WHICH A FEE HAS BEEN ASSESSED THAT RECOVERS ONLY A PORTION OF THE COST OF THE RENDERED SERVICE. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES INITIATIVES THAT REACH OUT TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS SEEK JUSTICE FOR THE VULNERABLE AND WORK TO BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN OUR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. THE PROGRAMS COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FROM CHARITY CLINICS TO IMMUNIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. THE POINT OF LIGHT CLINIC HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1990 TO PROVIDE ACUTE CARE AND EPISODIC HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/21, ST. MARY CLINIC PROVIDED CARE TO 27,575 PERSONS, AND HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 2011. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/21, THE POINT OF LIGHT CLINIC PROVIDED CARE TO 3,853 PATIENTS. HEALTHY LIVING MOBILE CLINIC, A COLLABORATIVE MOBILE HEALTH PROGRAM DELIVERING PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE (INCLUDING IMMUNIZATIONS), WHICH TARGETS THE ELDERLY, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/21, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED SERVICES TO 39,322 PERSONS AT NO COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL. THE MOBILE CLINICS PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, THROUGH AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON. CHRISTUS LITERACY CENTER IS A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED AMONG CHRISTUS HEALTH GULF COAST, AND THE CHRISTUS FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHCARE. IN GALVESTON, THE LITERACY CENTER PROVIDES ENGLISH AS A SECONDARY LANGUAGE (ESL) CLASSES WHICH ENHANCE LANGUAGE AND WRITING SKILLS TO AID INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH. THESE FREE CLASSES HELP ATTENDEES ENHANCE PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY, READING AND WRITING SKILLS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THEIR GED. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS. THE CENTER PROVIDED 0 LITERACY CLASSES FOR 0 STUDENT ENCOUNTERS DUE TO COVID-19. IN HOUSTON, THE CENTER PROVIDED LITERACY CLASSES FOR 3,387 STUDENT ENCOUNTERS THROUGH ZOOM. CHRISTUS OUR DAILY BREAD IS A MINISTRY OF CHRISTUS FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHCARE UNDER CHRISTUS HEALTH GULF COAST WHICH SERVES AS A RESPITE FOR THE HOMELESS AND THOSE WHO ARE CHEMICALLY/ALCOHOL DEPENDENT AND/OR EXPERIENCE MENTAL/PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. AT NO COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL, THE CENTER SERVES APPROXIMATELY 75-125 CLIENTS PER DAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH TWO MEALS PER DAY, CLOTHING, HYGIENE, COUNSELING, REFERRALS SERVICES AND SOCIAL SERVICES. OUR DAILY BREAD SERVES ALL CLIENTS WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY IN A MATTER BEFITTING ONE OF GOD'S VERY OWN. DIGNITY IN A MATTER BEFITTING ONE OF GOD'S VERY OWN.