Where We’re Working Wonders.
In 1866 three brave Sisters from Lyons, France, answered the call of Bishop Claude Dubuis to minister to the “sick and infirm of every kind” in faraway Galveston, Texas. These first members of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word planted the earliest seeds of our ministries. Their courage and devotion inspire us every day.
In these times of change and challenge, solutions to the community’s healthcare needs cannot be solved with a single approach. Therefore, our Foundation’s ministries include both traditional healthcare programs and special programs that bring health, education and wellness to the most vulnerable in our community.
CHRISTUS Healthy Living Mobile Clinic
Far away from sterile operating rooms, bustling ERs and hushed hospital suites, a 40-foot GMC Lifeline vehicle—emblazoned with the CHRISTUS symbol, serves a province of streets, parking lots, schools and nursing homes.
Cronin & Brauer Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic/Operation San José
Incorporating a 50-year legacy in the field of plastic surgery, the Cronin & Brauer Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic/Operation San José helps children and adults face the world as they should—with a healthy, winning smile. Patients are seen at no charge.
CHRISTUS VNA Hospice and Palliative Care
Our visiting nurse association hospice and palliative care teams help people close out their lives with dignity, purpose and peace. While facing a terminal illness and living at home, patients receive personal care to alleviate pain and suffering, while care and support are provided to family members.
CHRISTUS Literacy Center
The better we are at writing and speaking, and the better we are at understanding others’ words—the greater our chances for rewarding work, personal safety, educational advancement, social and economic mobility—a brighter future for us and our families.
CHRISTUS Our Daily Bread
Founded in 1986 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, CHRISTUS Our Daily Bread provides support services to homeless men, women and children. While upholding the dignity of each person, staff members give guidance and structure to help break the cycle of homelessness.
View photos from 25th Anniversary Blessing and Rededication.
CHRISTUS School Based Clinics
These days, many schools have no healthcare support. Often, because a child’s family has no insurance, he or she receives healthcare only when an injury or illness occurs. CHRISTUS Foundation is improving this picture by supporting school-based clinics in ten Houston-area schools and three Dickinson ISD schools.
Point of Light Clinic
Located 30 miles southeast of Houston in Dickinson, Texas, Point of Light Clinic opened quietly in 1989 in response to a growing need for health-care providers in a medically underserved area between Houston and Galveston.
CHRISTUS St. Catherine (Katy)
Our 102-bed CHRISTUS St. Catherine is an acute-care hospital providing the latest technology in medical, surgical and emergency care as well as numerous ambulatory services. The hospital addresses the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of residents in one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation.
CHRISTUS St. John (Nassau Bay)
CHRISTUS St. John is an acute-care hospital across from NASA-Johnson Space Center in Nassau Bay, south of Houston. With 178 acute care beds, more than 400 physicians and almost 700 associates, CHRISTUS St. John provides a broad spectrum of adult and pediatric medical, surgical and obstetrical care, as well as numerous ambulatory services.
Wee See Program
The CHRISTUS Wee See Vision Program originated in 1993. Through Wee See, disadvantaged students in Clear Creek Independent School District, Dickinson ISD and Katy ISD are given access to eye exams and corrective lenses, helping them improve their vision and see the world from a new perspective.
CHRISTUS St. Mary’s Clinic
Directed by Sister Rosanne Popp, M.D., the new CHRISTUS St. Mary’s Clinic provides a number of vital healthcare services to patients in an under-served Houston community near Interstate 45 South and Wayside Drive. St. Mary's also serves as homebase for the CHRISTUS Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative.
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