A Healing Hearts Photo Story
John Chaides A Mexico flag flys small poor village near the Fraccionamiento Valle de las Palmas Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, February 23, 2018. Many people who live in the village work at the landfill near by.
John Chaides Two kids play near a pile of trash at the Colonia Grupo Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, August 11, 2017.
John Chaides John Rodarte, M.D., from Pasadena, checks a baby at the the Colonia Grupo Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, May 31, 2019. The Healing Hearts Across Borders Clinics see all types of patients.
John Chaides Tom Wu, a dental hygienist, cleans and checks a patient’s teeth at the Colonia Grupo Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, May 31, 2019. Dental hygienist are a popular stop at the clinics.
John Chaides Dave Rose, Ph.D., from Granite Hills, looks through a microscope to check platelet counts at the “El Dumpe” Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday, August 12, 2017. The Healing Hearts Clinics set up a full on site lab and does blood work as well as urine and stool tests.
John Chaides Estefany Lopez (far left), Briana Quesada (6), Naomi Estrada (middle), Thomas Estrada (1), and William Quesada (10) sit and pose for a picture at the “El Dumpe” Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday, May 19, 2018. They are a local family and visit the clinic regularly.
John Chaides A small poor village near the Fraccionamiento Valle de las Palmas Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, February 23, 2018. Living conditions are low and many houses are built with materials that were found in the dump.
John Chaides Providers see patients at the the Colonia Grupo Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, May 31, 2019. Doctors and forth year med students provide full checkups for patients.
John Chaides Amanda Anderson, from San Diego, removes an abscess that migrated in between the patient’s knee joints at the “El Dumpe” Clinic run by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Nueva Aurora Sur Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday, June 6, 2019. Most of the time the doctors, reguardless of their focus, cater to patients needs and give each patient personal care that they would recieve in the US.
John Chaides Ready to be used dental tools lie on a cleaning tray at the Colonia Grupo Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, May 31, 2019. All of the specialized tools, including cleans supplies are personal tools brought by the doctors.
John Chaides Grethel Solis, Psy.D., from Los Angeles, the “El Dumpe” Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday, November 11, 2017. Many mental health issues tend to arise in poverty striken areas, such as stress and depression.
John Chaides A child sits atop a grave across the street from the “El Dumpe” Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday, November 11, 2017. “El Dumpe” is on the site of a former landfill and life expectancy in the past was once low but since has risen.
John Chaides Kin Lam (right), Clin Pharm, from Alhambra, consults Rafael Avedano (left) at the Colonia Grupo Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, November 10, 2017. Lam is a clinical pharmacist and often does case studies on patients with hypertension and diabetes.
John Chaides Used gauze pads and medical tools lie on a table at the “El Dumpe” Clinic run by Healing Hearts Across Borders (HHAB) in Nueva Aurora Sur Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday, June 1, 2019. The tools were used to remove an abscess that migrated in between the patient’s knee joints and was causing serious pain.
John Chaides Kellie Hirashima, a certified phlebotomist, draws blood from a patient at the the Colonia Grupo Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, May 31, 2019. HHAB sets up an on site lab where they check patients’ blood, urine and feces.
John Chaides Simone Yassear, from San Deigo, laughs with a child at the Colonia Grupo Clinic by Healing Hearts Across Borders in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday, November 10, 2017.