Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope

Health and wellness can be viewed differently depending on the lens through which it is seen. When patients come into the exam room, they are not simply coming for a physical, quick check of vital signs and renewal of prescriptions that seem to be doing the trick. Rather, they are entering into a time of holistic assessment, a therapeutic, judgement-free environment where both tears and many laughs are shared as relationships are built, rooted in trust and a genuine desire for each patient to receive the healthcare they need, deserve and have the right to receive.

We care for people from 40 countries who speak a total of 26 languages, with all of this diversity one might lose site of the fact we are tucked away in a little corner of uptown Harrisburg. It can feel like an impossible task to explain diabetes or high blood pressure to someone who has never heard those words before. For this reason, much of an appointment is invested in educating the patient and their families on a given diagnosis, ultimately empowering them to take ownership of their health.

Since opening on March 15, 2015, Beacon Clinic has been dedicated to bettering the lives of every patient who walks through our doors. Our staff and volunteers have a heart and passion for people who live in the margins of society, those who are often overlooked or unqualified to receive healthcare.

Good health is the foundation for everything that matters. Each week patients enter with health diagnoses that, if left untreated, would have detrimental long-term effects on them. Oftentimes these people are living below the poverty level, in homes filled with multi-generational family members, with little income to rely on and a lot of responsibilities on their shoulders. For patients to provide care for their loved ones, they must first be equipped with the knowledge and resources to care for themselves.

We stand in that gap alongside every patient, committed to hearing their stories and providing them with the foundational knowledge they need to live a healthy life. We have been known to go above and beyond what some might see merely as a clinical setting. Come, visit and hear the impactful stories where we show the Love of God in action every day.