Common Ground Health Clinic is a free clinic that started immediately after Hurricane Katrina in the Algiers Community of New Orleans.

After the storm, there were no hospitals or clinics available to the residents of New Orleans that were unable to evacuate, or found there way back before the evacuation had ended. Many of these people were dealing with injuries and illness related to the storm. A group of street medics showed up when the organizers of Common Ground Relief sent out word that this was a great need. They set up a makeshift clinic in a mosque, and later across the street in a storefront and set up triage to treat as many people as possible. As the word spread, doctors and nurses showed up to offer their help as well as more volunteers to help with administrative tasks as the temporary clinic became a permanent fixture in New Orleans. Word got out and before long the clinic was treating over 100 people each week.

The clinic continues to grow in it’s stability and plans to be a permanent free clinic offering immediate care to anyone who shows up, without any questions asked.

The also begin the Latino Health Outreach program to treat the many new residents of New Orleans who came to help with rebuilding and to repopulate the city who speak English as a second language.  We enjoyed setting their website up for multi-lingual access.

At Lowthain Design Works we feel honored to be able to offer our support for the clinic through assisting with their website. They have done a great job of adding their own content and are beginning to make the site a dynamic part of their work. We ask that you support the clinic in any way you are able as they continue their important work in New Orleans while offering a bright example of how to offer health care for all!