The Total Health Vision by Jay Flinn
Total Health started in 2004 with a vision to provide consistent, quality, and reliable medical care to the poor in Central America.
In short, we want to provide basic primary care medicine to people in great need. We believe that this is a very cost effective way to change the health status of the people we serve and allow them to better provide for themselves, their amilies, and their future.
Total Health currently has three clinics running full time in three Central American countries. These clinics handle approximately 25,000 patient visits annually. Our model of care is very simple: low cost, low tech, high yield.
We can service a patient for under $5.00 per visit including all of the medicines and care that the patient will need. This
model of care has been so successful that we are committed to expanding it, and we are currently evaluating new sites for
additional clinics.
When we talk about providing “Total Health” to people we are also talking about much more than just medications. Safe and sanitary homes, nutrition for children, prenatal care to prevent birth defects, etc., can have incredible impacts on the lives of people in need. So over time, we have developed programs to help in these areas.
Spiritual health is also critical to the well being of the poor. By partnering with local GCLA churches in the areas we serve, we
are able to care for the spiritual needs giving not only support now, but a hope for the future and opportunity to know and grow in Christ. In the end, it is the spiritual health of a person that is most important.
Pictured Above - Pastor and Doctor Jay Martin in action on a mission trip.
