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Overview

Need has no physical, spiritual or ethnic boundaries. It arrives wearing faces that are young and old, from all regions of our world, and at all times of the year.

Indeed, we all find ourselves in need at some time.

At CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare, we exist to address human needs by providing funding and organizational support for remarkable programs in the Houston-Galveston area.

Programs for Healthy Minds, Bodies and Spirits

Our foundation, an outreach organization associated with CHRISTUS Health, was established in 1966 as St. Joseph’s Foundation for the purpose of supporting and advancing the work of one Houston hospital, the city’s historic CHRISTUS St. Joseph. 

After selling the hospital in 2005, St. Joseph’s Foundation became CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare with the focus shifting to provide primary healthcare and related services to the uninsured and underserved of the Greater Houston/Galveston areas.

Our programs include CHRISTUS Our Daily Bread, CHRISTUS St. Mary's Clinic, CHRISTUS Point of Light Clinic, CHRISTUS School Clinics, CHRISTUS Healthy Living Mobile Clinics, CHRISTUS Operation San Jose, and CHRISTUS Learning Center.

History, Mission & Vision

Our activities are rooted in a mission that began in 1866, when the first three Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word arrived in Galveston, Texas from Lyon, France. At the urging of Bishop Claude Dubuis, the Sisters began extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, serving a multitude of sick and inform of every kind.

Over the decades that followed, God blessed the Sisters as their works blessed others. Their ministry expanded, then split to better serve distinct geographical areas, before re-uniting in 1999 to form CHRISTUS Health.

Today, CHRISTUS Health, headquartered in Irving, Texas, ranks among the ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States.

Mission & Vision

CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare is dedicated to extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, continuing the legacy of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word through the promotion of health and welfare to people in need.

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Moran Health Center

Moran Health Center

An Unprecedented Collaboration

A collaboration of Houston’s historic San José Clinic, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, and CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare, the Moran Health Center/John S. Dunn Integrated Care Building opened in Houston’s Midtown on February 6, 2010.

Accessible, Centralized Care for Houston’s Uninsured Catholic Charities San José Clinic
Accessible, Centralized

Situated at the intersection of Fannin and McGowen streets, one block east of the Main Street Metro Rail and near several bus routes, the Moran Health Center/John S. Dunn Integrated Care Building offers visitors easy access by both public and private means.

The location offers yet another benefit, as the centrally positioned Midtown property proves to be the ideal headquarters for the CHRISTUS Healthy Living Mobile Clinics – rolling medical facilities that serve thousands annually throughout Houston’s impoverished and underserved neighborhoods.

Care for Houston’s Uninsured
Catholic Charities
San José Clinic

Perhaps You Were Wondering...

Leadership

Our Staff

Richard R. Torres

President

Phone: (713) 652-3100

Marcia Ford

Executive Administrative Assistant

Phone: (713) 803-1812
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James Nicas

Executive Director for Philanthropy

Phone: (713) 803-1809
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Molly Marshall

Senior Philanthropy Officer

Phone: (713) 803-1808
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Colleen Hargraves

Annual Fund Coordinator

Phone: (713) 803-1808
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Chris Harrison

Grant Writer/Stewardship Coordinator

Phone: (713) 803-1806
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Jeannette Baughman

Director of Programs

Phone: (713) 803-1813
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Wade Hopwood

Director of Finance

Phone: (713) 803-1803
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