Our History
Years in Operation: 17+
Patients Served: 10,000+
Med Schools Involved: 3 (LSU, Ochsner, Tulane)
Hurricane Katrina ⚜️
80% of New Orleans is flooded, destroying homes, hospitals, and local communities.
Aug
2005
A Community in Need ❤️🩹
Rev. Callie Crawford at Rayne United Methodist Church drafts idea for a local free clinic due to Katrina's destruction.
Apr
2006
An Idea Becomes a Plan 💡
Rev. Connie Thomas at Mt. Zion Methodist Church offers their fellowship hall as clinic space during off-hours.
Jun
2006
Aug
2006
A Clinic For Healing and Hope 🕊️
The name "Luke's House" was chosen after St. Luke, patron saint of physicians as a response to the need in New Orleans.
Oct
2006
Initial Funding 💰
The Methodist Conference donates $180k to run Luke's House for 2 years. A doctor from New York donates all his medical supplies.
The First Directors 🥇
Dr. Sue Berry joins as the first Medical Director and nurse Jiselle Bock joins as first Clinic Director.
Nov
2006
Apr
2007
LSU Residency Support 🐯
Dr. Betty Lo, director of LSU Medicine-Pediatrics Resident Program, integrates her residents and doctors as support.
Nov
2007
Open at Last 🙏
Luke's House opens it's doors after 1 year of planning, providing free health services to the community.
May
2012
A New Home 🏠
United Methodist Church would rent Luke's House a large house on Simon Bolivar Ave for $1/year to use as their new clinic.
Feb
2013
Ochsner Med School Joins 🩺
Dr. Dodd Denton involves Ochsner medical students to provide their services at Luke's House
Mar
2013
Tulane Med School Joins 🎓
Tulane students join to do a Spanish speaking night with physicians and interpreters.
May
2015
Latino Community Focus 🌟
The locally growing uninsured latino population became our main focus after many years of work with our community.
Apr
2017
Dr. Brent Wallis aided Luke's House in transitioning to using electronic health records, increasing productivity and patient care.
Electronic Records at Last 🛜
A Second New Home 🏥
Thanks to a sizeable donation, we were able to move to 2222 Simon Bolivar Ave, our current location.
Jun
2017