Kateri Clinic

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Kateri Clinic

Serving Full-time, 365 days a year, since May 2003.

“In 2023, we served 1,138 patients at Foltz Clinic. We have had a sharp reduction in patients and staff due to the very serious security problems in this location. We are hoping and praying for better days ahead.”

History

Full official name of clinic is Foltz Medical Centre. (Mr. and Mrs. Foltz from the US provided funds for building renovation prior to 2002.) In 2002, Kateri Medical Services was founded at Trinity Episcopal Church in Tariffville, Connecticut to raise funds to hire medical staff at the clinic. Since 2003, Kateri Medical Services has provided funding for medical staff, equipment and medicine to operate the clinic full-time. Over time, Kateri Medical Services is reducing its contribution to the daily operation of the clinic with the goal of financial self- sufficiency by 2020.

Local Partners

From the start, Kateri Medical Services has partnered with The Anglican Diocese of Kaduna to run Kateri Clinic. Kateri Medical Services has provided most of the funding for staff and medicine for our annual free medical missions. The Anglican Diocese of Kaduna has managed the daily operation of the clinic, including the hiring and supervision of employees and overall operation of the clinic. Dr. Ignatius Da’ap is the Medical Officer In Charge of the clinic. Dr. Adekunle Alao supervises the overall operation of the clinic and all diocesan medical ministry outreach on behalf of the Anglican Bishop of Kaduna, the Rt. Rev. Timothy Yahaya.

Bishop Timothy Yahaya Bishop of Kaduna.

Staff

Two doctors, Matron (head Nurse), Four Nurses, One Pharmacist, One Lab Technician, One Assistant Accountant, One Records Staff, One Ambulance Drive, Four security guards.

Staff at Kateri Clinic

Below is Matron / head nurse Alice, Dr. Ignatius our Chief Medical Officer and Dr Okeme at Kateri Medical Clinic.

Matron / Head Nurse Alice and Dr. Ignatius

Dr. Okeme

Statistics for 2023

1,138 patients at our regular full-time clinic
1,138 total patients served

Statistics for 2022

3,198 patients at our regular full-time clinic
3,198 total patients served

NOTE: Kateri have been hampered by extreme security problems. We have had trouble
keeping doctors at these clinics and nurses are running the clinics. We have had to restrict our
services to daylight hours only. Consequently, our patient numbers have dropped in the past year.
But we hope and pray for better days ahead. We are not giving up. We will continue to serve the
needy people in these areas.

Statistics for 2021

5,571 patients at our regular full-time clinic
CANCELED Medical outreach mission
CANCELED Mobile clinics in remote rural villages
5,571 total patients served

Note: We have been forced to discontinue our annual medical outreach and our mobile clinics at Kateri Clinic due to violence, robbery and kidnapping activities in the area.

Statistics for 2020

5,406 patients at our regular full-time clinic
COVID19 CANCELED our one-week free medical outreach mission
COVID19 CANCELED our mobile clinics in remote rural villages
5,406 total patients served

Statistics for 2019

5,491 patients at our regular full-time clinic
1,870 at our one-week free medical outreach mission
500 through or mobile clinics in remote rural villages
7,861 total patients served

Statistics for 2018

5,137 patients in our regular clinics
1,700 patients at our free medical outreach
500 patients in our mobile clinics
7,337 total patients served

Majority of Diseases
Malaria, Typhoid, Dysentery, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Diabetes, Febrile Convulsions.
Other Interventions:
? babies delivered, ? Road Traffic Accident victims served.

Statistics for 2017

4,230 patients at regular clinic
2,190 patients at free medical mission
1,000 patients at mobile clinics
7,420 total patients served

Majority of Diseases
Malaria, Typhoid, Dysentery, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Diabetes, Febrile Convulsions.
Other Interventions:
125 babies delivered, 154 Road Traffic Accident victims served.