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San Jose Clinic...a bright, shiny star on the top of a 9000' mountain!  We were totally amazed at what the Sisters have built here in just 5 years...while servicing over 80000 patients!  The clinic is a well built cement building, tiled half way up, tile floor, bathroom, fireplace ...and has good medical & dental equipment.  It is cleverly decorated with lots of kid friendly touches & a pot of hot coffee...no wonder people (mostly Mam indigenous) walk for miles to come!  They do have minimal charge for all services...free things are not valued nor would it allow the clinic to every be self-sustainable.  Many of the funds to cover the original equipment & building came from individuals & grants (like the owner of Hilton Hotel).  The Sisters are very frugal & efficient.  They have used "free trial" run drugs...one for diabetics' lesions that worked great.  The whole thing is so very impressive...but then what would you expect from Sister Liz & Sister Annie!!!