“I feel that every time I come to the clinic, I leave receiving more than what I have given,” Boehmer said.
The trucks drive from place to place, taking walk-in patients aged 19-64 who have no health insurance and have a household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level — about $62,000 for a family of four. The further you get from the St. Louis metro area, a greater percentage of people are uninsured, with some outlying counties as high as 14%.
According to the archdiocese, the clinic has collaborated with several local Catholic health systems to provide medical services and other assistance, including SSM Health, Mercy, and Ascension Health.
Dr. Tom Johans, a retired anesthesiologist and physician volunteer, told “EWTN News in Depth” that the Catholic faith is very important to the volunteers’ work. The team starts each day with Mass and prayer before going out to serve patients.
“This is a very spiritual outlet. You’re doing something very good for people. God is good and God can only do good. So if I’m doing good, I’m doing God’s work,” he said.
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