About TOMAGWA
Our name is Unique and holds great importance to low-income, uninsured families, who need health care and reside in southwest Montgomery, southeast Waller and northwest Harris Counties.
Over 18 years ago, TOMAGWA Ministries Medical Clinic was founded from the concern of local residents who witnessed a man die in Magnolia from infection and a little girl in Tomball who lost her hearing due to recurring ear infections. These people did not seek medical treatment due to lack of medical insurance and inadequate finances to pay for services.
Imagine
Having to choose between food on the table or buying medicine for your sick child
Having to walk to the doctor
Being sick and having no money for medical care
TOMAGWA is a nominal fee, comprehensive family practice clinic that provides medical services regardless of race, creed, ethnicity, religion affiliation or the ability to pay. Last year, more than 150 dedicated professional and service oriented volunteers along with a small staff provided over 8,700 family member visits, from babies to grandparents, who could not afford medical care and were without health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. It is important to understand that over 80 percent of the uninsured in our community live in a household where one or more family members work full time. That’s where our clinic provides the necessary medical assistance to those who might go without care; the repercussions of lack of medical access affects every single one of us – crowded ER’s, rising insurance premiums, and most importantly neighbors and children in our community at great medical risk. With TOMAGWA Ministries Medical Clinic there is hope and care.
TOMAGWA Ministries Medical Clinic is very careful about maintaining its focus on exceptional medical care. One of its great uniqueness is the team of volunteer doctors, nurses who support clinic operations and community members who help with clerical, translating and answering the telephone,making TOMAGWA organizationally dynamic and fiscally wise. TOMAGWA Ministries Medical Clinic receives no United Way or governmental funding; it functions completely on the generous support of neighbors, philanthropic businesses and corporations. Support to TOMAGWA has a direct impact on its operations and services provided within the tri-county region.
Please join us in the quest to provide medical care to low-income families. We encourage you to become a volunteer and/or donor of this special clinic. Your support is crucial to TOMAGWA’s ability to provide compassionate nominal fee medical care within the region.
We invite you to learn more about the operations and services of TOMAGWA Ministries Medical Clinic on the following web pages.
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TOMAGWA Ministries Medical Clinic and the Consumers’ Research Council of America is pleased to announce Dr. Linda Flower’s inclusion in the “Guide to America’s Top Family Doctors” publication.