Our History

The St. Frances Cabrini Clinic in Detroit has a history dating back to 1834 when Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church served as a hospital during a cholera epidemic, establishing a tradition of free care. In 1950, Father Clement Kern founded the official St. Frances Cabrini Clinic to continue this mission, which still operates today as a free healthcare provider for uninsured adults in the Corktown neighborhood. The clinic has grown over time, moving to a new, larger facility in the 1990s and currently operates under the administrative care of Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan. 

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