Doc’s legacy: Free clinics in QC

The family and friends of the late Dr. Alfredo San Agustin have announced that, together with medical volunteers and corporate sponsors, they will conduct a free clinic on Feb. 17 from 8 a.m. until noon in Quezon City.

The free clinics will be held every Friday at their family clinic located at 5-C Kamuning Road, to perpetuate the memory of Dr. San Agustin, who, for 40 years, went around his neighborhood treating for free the less fortunate.

He died two weeks ago and was laid to rest on Jan. 26.

Chito and Gina San Agustin, children of the late doctor, said their father pioneered the concept of medical missions.

"I was only four years old when my dad took me to remote areas in Quezon City carrying a big box of medicine on his right hand and holding me with his left to treat sick people without asking for monetary or other form of compensation," the daughter said.

Dr. Tess San Agustin-Rusch, another daughter, said her father deeply cared for the sick, particularly among the poor and destitute

"He had a heart of gold, the male version of Florence Nightingale," she said.

The family said that conducting free clinics is the best way they can preserve and enhance the legacy of the doctor.