Recently a patient had a breakthrough at the clinic. While discussing her situation, she shared of a lifetime of trauma.  In figuring out the next steps she was going to

From Patient Advocate Amy Delay: Staff filled the patient’s medication refill promptly. When she came in to pick up her medicine, she was in need of more than just a

Your prayers of protection for our clinic, staff, and patients mean the world to us. As our friends and supporters, you are in our prayers as well. You care about our clinic and our patients. You know that we provide services for the most vulnerable in our community, those who do not have insurance or the means to pay for basic healthcare. Your donations are what we depend on to care for our community. We can’t do it alone. We need you.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. One in 5 adults in the United States has a mental health concern in a given year; over 43 million people here in our country.

Medical professionals are a wealth of knowledge. However as someone who does not have a medical background, the staff and volunteers at His Hands have been so kind to explain

From Patient Advocate Amy DeLay…This week I am thankful for the ability to take a full breath of air. Two weeks ago that was something I took for granted. However,

Thank You for Making My Job Harder, (please take no offense, read on for encouragement) You may not have seen much of me towards the end of 2019. I spent

Open Enrollment  is a busy time at the clinic as we try to connect as many patients as possible to insurance coverage for 2020. The marketplace works well for many individuals but

It seems like we just celebrated New Year’s 2019, but here we are, another year passed by. The clinic has been busy this year. We began using an electronic medical record, welcomed

As a newlywed, I decorated my first Christmas with a hand-me-down tree and ornaments. While I was excited to decorate my own little place for the first time, I have

Insurance can be a confusing topic for many in our country. In Iowa alone there is Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and Medical which all sound very similar, yet are very different

t’s no secret that immigration issues have been heavily debated political topics currently and in years past. Here at the clinic we see patients from numerous countries who each have

According to the Polaris Project, 40.3 million individuals across the globe are trapped in human trafficking. This includes both labor trafficking and sex trafficking, where individuals are trapped by force, fraud

We have the privilege to connect with local colleges to encourage and educate students entering the medical field and non-profit world. Nurses come to His Hands from Mount Mercy University,

Imagine with me that you schedule a doctor’s appointment for this sore on your foot that just will not go away. Your plan is to get the foot looked at,

At a recent staff meeting a guest speaker talked about generational poverty based on the book Bridges out of Poverty by Ruby Payne. Generational Poverty is defined as people who

Our family has a 6-month old golden doodle named Tucker. He absolutely loves life! One of his favorite things to do is go on walks around our neighborhood. There is

As a free clinic you would expect that people visit us for medical appointments, to pick up medications, to obtain copies of medical records, to schedule upcoming appointments, or to

His Hands is one of the founding members of the coalition now known as My Care Community. The work began 3 years ago as a part of a grant, and

No one looks forward to being diagnosed with a chronic health concern. However, some people live for quite a while without managing their condition or seeing a flair up of