Heal the City Free Clinic

Heal the City Free Clinic Heal the City provides free quality medical care and referral services with dignity and compassion to the uninsured of our community.

Please call (806) 231-0364 to make an appointment to be seen by a provider. Our Vision:
1) To provide for the medical needs of the uninsured while connecting them to existing community resources.
2) To share Christ’s love and hope with patients and volunteers alike. Our History:
Dr. Keister began by offering free health screenings at various schools in Amarillo, and the response at San Jacinto Elementary was notable, with over 500 people being seen in two hours. The overwhelming response in the San Jacinto community demonstrated members of the community were suffering a drastic lack of access to healthcare and were primarily using the only source of care available to them at the time: the emergency room. Thus, the vision of opening a free medical clinic in the San Jacinto neighborhood was born. The information results in a partnership with Generation Next Church to host a free medical clinic once a week addressing urgent care needs. On September 8, 2014 - Heal the City Free Clinic opened, utilizing a 1,400 square-foot house with four small exam rooms. In the house, HTC saw an average of 80 patients on a Monday night clinic. After its first full year in existence, Heal the City sees over 4,000 patients due to the overwhelming response from the community members in need and the generous support of numerous medical partners, donors, and volunteers. Heal the City is essentially gifted the old Mid-Town YMCA building at 609 S. Carolina, contributing approximately $55,000 for the 20,000 square-foot building. Heal the City continues to grow, adding additional clinic times, including hours for lab review appointments on Thursdays and a Women’s Night once a month, which provides free cervical and breast cancer screenings. Heal the City treats over 5,400 patients in 2016, three women are diagnosed with breast cancer and received treatment after being seen at Women’s Night, and over 1,500 immunizations are given to children. After it became apparent that some patients did not fit into any existing resources, in 2017 Heal the City began to plan a chronic care program to address this select group of patients’ medical needs. The chronic care program, affectionately known as Shalom, began October 2017. By year's end, Heal the City had treated 7,000 patients. We celebrated the completion of the new medical clinic in July. Thirteen exam rooms, with actual doors, allowed for additional volunteer providers to serve the uninsured. Volunteer optometrist began providing on-site optical exams for Shalom patients. The Hope Garden became a reality, providing 10 raised garden beds used for patient education. Our immunization clinic administered over 600 vaccinations to area school aged children. HTC provided wellness classes to patients, which included yoga, walking group, and stress management. We successfully collaborated with Bivins Foundation and High Plains Christian Ministry to provide 5-7 weekly meals for our senior Shalom patients struggling with food insecurity.

2019 has been a year of growth in many areas of Heal the City. HTC hired two full time family nurse practitioners and was able to hire several new staff members that play vital roles at Heal the City. We opened the Nest, Phase II, which doubled Heal the City’s useable space providing more room for wellness classes and other activities. Our kids’ area also opened which provides childcare for patients during their appointments and wellness classes. We are on track to have around 500 patients enrolled in our Shalom program and will fill around 18,000 prescriptions by the end of 2019. Finally, construction on Heal the City’s Wellness Center started and will be completed sometime in early 2020. Even with all the uncertainty that 2020 has cast upon the Amarillo community, Heal the City is proud to have stayed united and strong throughout the pandemic. We are extremely blessed to have weathered the storm that the pandemic brought while simultaneously providing stability for our patients’ health. We also used this time to implement new systems into our clinic, most notably with our acute care approach. The resiliency of the HTC community would not be possible without the amazing people that comprise it. There is nothing that can prevent us from serving the medical needs of the uninsured while exemplifying Christ’s love and hope with patients and volunteers alike.

3 days until giving begins!Your support strengthens the work we do and the people we serve. Together, we can make a last...
11/21/2025

3 days until giving begins!
Your support strengthens the work we do and the people we serve. Together, we can make a lasting difference for our patients and our community.❤️

We’re incredibly grateful to Amarillo Club for their generous contribution from their amazing Set the Table event. We tr...
11/20/2025

We’re incredibly grateful to Amarillo Club for their generous contribution from their amazing Set the Table event. We truly appreciate all of their hard work and the impact it brings to our mission. ❤️

Only 4 days until giving begins!🌟Every act of generosity helps us continue providing compassionate, quality healthcare t...
11/20/2025

Only 4 days until giving begins!🌟
Every act of generosity helps us continue providing compassionate, quality healthcare to those who need it most.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. 💙Together, we can spread knowledge, support healthier choices, and empower our com...
11/19/2025

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. 💙
Together, we can spread knowledge, support healthier choices, and empower our community to take charge of their health.

5 days until The Panhandle Gives begins!Your support helps us continue offering hope and healing to our community.❤️We c...
11/19/2025

5 days until The Panhandle Gives begins!
Your support helps us continue offering hope and healing to our community.❤️
We can’t wait to kick off this season of giving.

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11/19/2025

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Ty Cranmer has played an integral role in numerous fundraising events throughout the Amarillo region. He volunteers his time, talent and treasure to dozens of organizations’ fundraising events annually, including Amarillo Symphony Ball, AMBUCS, Dove Creek Equine Rescue, and Fill with Hope Ministries.

An alumnus of WT and member of the ADA, Ty has served as auctioneer of Ag Day since its inception, hosted by the WTAMU Ag Development Association. This year's event raised $270,000 to support student recruitment at the Department of Agricultural Sciences. Additionally, Ty's support and involvement with Heal the City's "Saddle Up, Save a Life" event has helped to raise just shy of $1M, roughly 1/3 of the total raised to support patient care.

It is an honor to recognize Ty Cranmer as Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser at the 2025 National Philanthropy Day Awards!

Feeling overwhelmed? Take a moment to steady yourself with a quick grounding exercise. 🌿
11/17/2025

Feeling overwhelmed? Take a moment to steady yourself with a quick grounding exercise. 🌿

Today’s staff scripture comes from Dr. Bowen, who shared a verse that reminds him of a simple but powerful truth: we don...
11/16/2025

Today’s staff scripture comes from Dr. Bowen, who shared a verse that reminds him of a simple but powerful truth: we don’t have to be “enough” on our own — because Christ is enough in us. 🙏✨
Click Here to Submit Prayer Request: https://www.healthecityamarillo.com/prayer-requests

This morning’s Turkey Trot was a wonderful way to kick off the day! 🦃🏃‍♀️ Staff and patients completed a mile together a...
11/07/2025

This morning’s Turkey Trot was a wonderful way to kick off the day! 🦃🏃‍♀️ Staff and patients completed a mile together around the clinic and celebrated afterwards with a delicious breakfast! Grateful for moments like these!✨

✨October at a Glance✨We’re grateful for another month of serving our community! From Shalom visits to prescriptions fill...
11/03/2025

✨October at a Glance✨
We’re grateful for another month of serving our community! From Shalom visits to prescriptions filled, each number represents lives impacted and hope shared. ❤️

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609 S Carolina Street
Amarillo, TX
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Heal the City Clinic is a medical mission providing free quality urgent medical care and referral services with compassion and dignity to the uninsured of our community. Our vision: to provide for the medical needs of the uninsured while connecting them to the existing health community To share Christ's love and hope with patients and volunteers alike.