Our Clinics

    Medical

    Having the HMF clinics located within monasteries has been beneficial for many reasons.

    1. We do not have to spend funds to pay for rent, electricity and water thus saving precious funds for medications and medical supplies.
    2. We are able to see monks and nuns early in their illness before they become too sick or spread their illness to others, creating difficult to manage epidemics.
    3. Generally, the clinics are easily accessible to the local lay community and help to generate good will between the monasteries and local population.

    Each clinic operates weekly on a different schedule.

    Benchen Free Clinic Monday-Friday 8-Noon.
    Benchen Free Clinic Pharping Twice weekly, 1-4 PM.
    Pullahari Clinic Once weekly, 8-Noon.
    Osel Ling Clinic Saturdays 8-Noon.
    Ngagi Gompa Clinic Twice weekly 8-Noon.
    Lhundrup Choeling Clinic Twice weekly 2-4 PM.

    Dr. Greg taking BP
    Review of Patients Visits
    Severe Ear Infection
    Tibetan Refugee
    New X-Ray Machine
    Rad-Tech prepping Patient for X-ray
    Rad-Tech preparing Patient for X-Ray
    Severe Burn of Right Arm
    Lab-Tech at Benchen Clinic
    Mingyur Rinpoche check up with Dr. Greg
    Impetigo Outbreak in Young Monks
    Dr. Greg examining Monk's Throat
    Nepali Boy with severely burned Face
    Boy with burned face healing
    Boy with healed Face after Treatment
    Dr. Chhiring collecting Queue Cards
    Dr. Chhiring loves his Work
    Young Monks with Fungal Scalp Infection
    Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche BP Check up
    Young Monks at Pulahari Gompa
    Monks queued for Check up
    Dr. Chhiring examining Young Girl with Skin Infectionn
    Dr. Greg examining old nun at Nagyi Gompa
    Dr. Greg's wife Gisela with Jana Tara at Nagyi Gompa
    Tibetan Nurse Tenzin Daton Treating Young Monk
    New Health Assistant Bishnu Pokhara
    Dr. Greg making house call at Nagyi Gompa
    Dr. Ajit Taking BP of Tibetan Man with Hypertension
    Dr. Greg and Chhiring discussing Chest X-Ray of TB Patient
    Dr. Chhiring examining Child with Ear Infection
    Chhiring joyfully driving new HMF car
    Holy Cow!
    Dr. Greg taking BP Review of Patients Visits Severe Ear Infection Tibetan Refugee New X-Ray Machine Rad-Tech prepping Patient for X-ray Rad-Tech preparing Patient for X-Ray Severe Burn of Right Arm Lab-Tech at Benchen Clinic Mingyur Rinpoche check up with Dr. Greg Impetigo Outbreak in Young Monks Dr. Greg examining Monk's Throat Nepali Boy with severely burned Face Boy with burned face healing Boy with healed Face after Treatment Dr. Chhiring collecting Queue Cards Dr. Chhiring loves his Work Young Monks with Fungal Scalp Infection Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche BP Check up Young Monks at Pulahari Gompa Monks queued for Check up Dr. Chhiring examining Young Girl with Skin Infectionn Dr. Greg examining old nun at Nagyi Gompa Dr. Greg's wife Gisela with Jana Tara at Nagyi Gompa Tibetan Nurse Tenzin Daton Treating Young Monk New Health Assistant Bishnu Pokhara Dr. Greg making house call at Nagyi Gompa Dr. Ajit Taking BP of Tibetan Man with Hypertension Dr. Greg and Chhiring discussing Chest X-Ray of TB Patient Dr. Chhiring examining Child with Ear Infection Chhiring joyfully driving new HMF car Holy Cow!

     

    Dental

    In 1995 the HMF in collaboration with a group of Polish dentists established a free standing dental facility at the Benchen Free Clinic location. This clinic operated on a part time basis until the year of 2016.

    In the beginning of 2016 we welcomed to our staff our first full time dentist, Dr. Karma Dolma Lama, the daughter of Dr. Chhiring Lama. She received her Dentistry Degree in Poland and brings her much needed skills to our permanent dental facility at the Benchen Free Clinic, where she works daily. The HMF purchased a portable dental unit which allows Dr. Karma in the afternoons to visit our other clinics in the various monasteries and nearby villages to provide free dental care to all who need it.

    In 2018 her brother Dr. Karma Tashi, also trained in Poland as a dentist, joined the HMF staff and now is in charge of the services that the portable dental unit provides.

    Dental Assistant Saru Serchen and Dentist Dr. Dolma
    Dr. Dolma Treating Patient at Benchen Free Clinic
    Dr. Dolma Performing Dental Exam
    Dr. Dolma Demonstrating Proper Tooth Brushing Technique
    Dental Check Up at Community School
    Dental Education at Pharping Community School
    Dr Karma Tashi with 2 young patients
    Dr Karma Tashi operating portable Dental Unit at remote Monastery
    Dental Assistant Saru Serchen and Dentist Dr. Dolma Dr. Dolma Treating Patient at Benchen Free Clinic Dr. Dolma Performing Dental Exam Dr. Dolma Demonstrating Proper Tooth Brushing Technique Dental Check Up at Community School Dental Education at Pharping Community School Dr Karma Tashi with 2 young patients Dr Karma Tashi operating portable Dental Unit at remote Monastery

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