An All-Volunteer Clinic With Muslim Roots Brings the Community Together to Save Lives

The San Bernardino Health Center Tends to a Largely Latino—and Underserved—Neighborhood

When you drive up to the Al-Shifa Free Health Clinic, there will only be a few cars outside. But when you walk in, you will see that the waiting room is actually full. Why? Because many of our clients literally “walk in.”

Our clinic is on the outskirts of the city of San Bernardino, in a largely Latino area called Muscoy. Nearly a third of all residents live below the poverty line and many of them do not have cars or access to other transportation. Without a clinic like ours …