Bethesda Health Clinic
A Christ-centered ministry that provides affordable, high quality care
for the working uninsured and others we are able to serve.
TESTIMONIALS
“I think of Bethesda as a godsend to the healthcare community. Bethesda Clinic has not only addressed my physical issues but they also have addressed my spiritual issues.” – Rita
DONATE TODAY
Bethesda Health Clinic is a 100% community funded ministry. Please prayerfully consider helping us financially. There are many ways to do so, including donating through this website.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Bethesda Health Clinic is always looking for medical professionals, dental professionals, clerical and admissions volunteers, and volunteers for Hangers of Hope Thrift Store.
ABOUT US
Bethesda Health Clinic is a Christ-centered ministry with a bold mission: to provide healthcare to hardworking low income adults who are uninsured or underinsured. We envision our clinic as embodying Christ in action–bringing healing and hope to the people we serve.
Before Bethesda, those in need had to go to a local hospital’s emergency room for medical care. Our state-of-the-art facility eases the burden on local ERs while serving a neglected segment of our population in a professional and dignified environment.
THEIR STORY
“You have made all the difference in my life, and ‘thank you’ will never be enough.”
– Jana
“The best medical services I have. I’m so happy to be a patient there!”
– Leticia
OUR STORY
In 2018, Bethesda is celebrating 15 years of successful operation. Since its inception, the clinic has served more than 11,000 patients and completed more than 125,000 patient visits.
PATIENTS
Bethesda serves hardworking low-income adults who have no insurance, or who are underinsured, which are those who have deductibles that are high relative to their income.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Bethesda Health Clinic is funded by the community and takes no tax dollars. You can help by volunteering, shopping at Hangers of Hope, donating, and by giving to any of our named endowment funds.
HOW WE HELPED
Patients Served
Bethesda served thousands of hardworking adults in 2017, and the number of patients will continue to grow in 2018.
Patient Visits
The number of primary medical, specialty medical and dental visits set a new record in 2017, but will exceed that in 2018.
Active Volunteers
Our volunteers include physicians, dentists, x-ray technicians, data entry specialists, admissions advisors, and many more.
MEET PATRICIA
When Patricia found out that Bethesda Health Clinic was going to be able to fix her severely damaged front teeth, she literally screamed. “I was so happy I told the staff I felt like shouting for joy, and they said, ‘go right ahead!’, so I did!” she exclaimed. “I wanted everyone to know how GOOD God is, and how GOOD Bethesda is!”
Bethesda has been a part of Patricia’s life for many years. When she was new to Tyler, she heard about the clinic from a co-worker and at first didn’t believe such a place was real. “The first time I came, everyone was so nice, so real. They treated me so nicely and didn’t make me feel like I was ‘less than.’ I’ve been treated as ‘less than’ before, and I know what that feels like,” she said.
In 2007, Bethesda helped Patricia obtain the back surgery she had desperately needed for a long
time. “Right before my surgery, Dr. Todd Raabe said to me, ‘Before we start, can I pray with you?’ I knew then that I was in the right hands… God’s hands and Dr. Raabe’s hands.”
Patricia’s first priority has always been to be a role model for her 11 year old daughter. “We’ve been through a lot together, so I call her ‘Soldier’. She’s a little soldier to me, and now the name has stuck,” says Patricia. “Everyone calls her ‘Soldier’ and it suits her.”
Soldier has always told her mother that she is beautiful, and now Patricia is beginning to believe that beauty and confidence are really a possibility in her future. “God showed up in the people He’s put in my life,” says Patricia. “He showed up in the people of Bethesda. It’s a miracle. It really is. And I still feel like shouting!”
Our 2018 Birthday Bash was a great success! Thank you to each of our celebrity cake bakers pictured above – Rickey McClenton, Chris Leahy, Mike Cobb, Mike Harper, Sherri Soules, Ken Kaminski, Liz Ballard, Cathy Krafve and Aimee Massey. And special thanks to members of the Bethesda Alliance, Bash Chairperson Gina Butler, and our Ringmasters Brian Houston and Barbara Bass.
THEIR STORIES
we helped give them a better hope for tomorrow
GIHAN’S STORY
Gihan has two pieces of jewelry she wears with pride… a cross around her neck and a sparkly red, white and blue “USA” pin on her shoulder. They shine as bright as her smile, and that she is able to wear them openly, every day, is a source of great joy, symbolic of the life her family now leads.
JAMIE’S STORY
Through grace, Jamie has found her way back to health, wholeness and her faith from a deep abyss, a well of darkness of her own making. “I made horrible choices, and almost destroyed my life with my own hands,” she confesses. Years of anorexia and addiction were destroying Jamie’s body, and lawless behavior landed her in jail – for 76 long days.
DARLA’S STORY
Darla’s medical history is complex and complicated. She had seen doctor after doctor her entire life, but no one had been able to put the pieces together. Repeatedly misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated, Darla found her life diminished by the sudden and inexplicable attacks that left her unable to breathe.
WHY I CHOSE BETHESDA
Just a few of our donors and volunteers who made the choice to support Bethesda Health Clinic,
and why they did…
MEET FLORA
Flora, a former Bethesda patient, prepares medications for the Patient Assistance Program and manages patient processing and flow for volunteer chiropractors.
MEET FRAN AND LYLE
Fran and Lyle minister to our patients suffering from psychological, social and spiritual problems, and they are frequent contributors to Bethesda’s weekly devotional meetings.
MEET CAROLYN
Carolyn volunteers as receptionist on Mondays and as medical assistant for Dr. Cooper on Wednesdays. She and her husband are active in their church, and build ramps for handicapped people.
