Financial Support
Sponsors for "A Gathering of Friends"
Clinic Staff
Advisory Board

History

In 1834, when Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church transformed its brand new building into a medical facility for victims of Detroit's cholera epidemic, it began a long tradition of tending to the medical needs of southwest Detroit's poor. Consecration of Detroit's first English-speaking church was delayed so that the building could be used as a hospital for victims of the deadly disease. Thus, Most Holy Trinity became the first hospital in the Northwest Territory.One hundred years later, in 1950, Pastor Father Clement Kern had a mission, meeting the needs of the Corktown neighborhood residents who were the poorest of the poor. Because many were new immigrants in need of basic medical care, he established a free clinic, naming it in honor of Mother Frances Cabrini who was considered the patron saint of immigrants.Today, a statue of St. Frances Cabrini stands in the waiting room of the Most Holy Trinity's Cabrini Clinic. Volunteer doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals provide primary health care to the uninsured poor families who come to the clinic for help. Students from local universities and resident physicians receive clinical and service learning experiences.

Cabrini Clinic looks to the day when there will be no need for a free clinic, when the United States recognizes that health and health care are basic human rights, and a basic level of universal health insurance is available to all citizens. Until that day, Cabrini Clinic will continue to advocate and serve.

Financial Support

Cabrini Clinic does not charge for the services offered. The clinic is supported by Most Holy Trinity Church, and by grants and donations. Donations help sustain the mission of Cabrini Clinic and are gratefully accepted. Cabrini Clinic is a nonprofit organization, and contributions are tax-deductible.
Cabrini Clinic’s income to support the operation of the clinic comes from three sources:
• “A Gathering of Friends,” fundraiser dinner will be held at the Detroit Golf Club on Thursday, November 4, 2010.
To sponsor this dinner, contact Mary Ellen Howard, RSM, at cabriniclinic@sbcglobal.net or call 313-961-7863 ext. 2 
• Foundation Grants
• Donors – Please make checks payable to Cabrini Clinic. Use our secure online donation page here.

2009 Sponsors For "A Gathering of Friends"

Platinum Sponsors
John D. & Jean E. Dinan Foundation

Gold Sponsors
Anonymous
Bill Brodhead & The Skillman Foundation
Detroit Wayne County Health Authority
Henry Ford Health System
Trinity Health
Nancy & Larry Wanchik

Silver Sponsors
Anonymous
Hollingsworth Global Logistics

Bronze Sponsors
Anonymous (2)
Beaumont Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan/Blue Care Network
Comerica Bank
Felician Sisters
James Fitzgerald & Anne Zaragoza
Health Alliance Plan
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Knights of Columbus - Michigan State Council
Michigan Healthcare Improvement
Molina Healthcare of Michigan
MGM Grand Detroit
Oakwood Health System
Priority Health
St. John Health System
St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor
St. Therese of Lisieux - Shelby Township
Sisters of Mercy
Southwest Solutions
UAW National CAP Fund
Gail & Lois Warden
Wayne County Medical Society
Wiesberg & Walkon, PC

Clinic Staff

The clinic has five staff members:
o Mary Ellen Howard, RSM, Executive Director
o Stephanie Carter, Clinical Nurse Manager
o Theresa Hernandez, Medical Social Worker
o Hermelinda Perez, Prescription Assistance
o Siobahn Dodds, Administrative Assistant

More than one hundred volunteer health professionals and others volunteer their time to provide care for our uninsured clients.

Advisory Board

Nancy Wanchik, Chair
COO, Molina Healthcare of Michigan
Mary Ellen Howard, RSM, Secretary
Executive Director, Cabrini Clinic
Peter Bush
Finance Manager, Eaton Corporation, Professor U of M-Flint
Dan Dalton
Attorney, Tomkiw, Dalton PLC
Sheila Keefe, BSN, RNC
Volunteer, Cabrini Clinic
Rev. Russell Kohler
Pastor, Most Holy Trinity Church
Robert Pertuso
Managing Director, Veritas Global
Susan Schooley, MD
Volunteer Medical Director, Cabrini Clinic; Chair, Department of Family Practice, Henry Ford Health System
Richard Young
COO, Kingswood Hospital, Henry Ford Health System