STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- Piles of debris were mounting with the smell of bleach saturating the air. Still it's an unsettling scene in the Rockaways of Queens, New York, two weeks after Sandy.
With no power, the Addabo Family Health Center, the lifeline of the community, is cut off temporarily from the people they serve.
"This is a peninsula, they have not other provider," said Dr. Alfonso Chan. "Our doctors are here, but they cannot function without electricity."
Dr. Chan continued on to say, "with AmeriCares, at least we can run two rooms there, to see our patients."
Steadfast and standing by is AmeriCares, the Connecticut based disaster relief organization with it's mobile clinic.
"Basically what we're doing....lower level has been flooded." said Karen Gottlieb, AmeriCares.
Outside was an emergency cry for help. A makeshift exam area was set up quickly.
Family members seeing the van brought a man who was having difficulty breathing, and was given oxygen right on the spot.
AmeriCares is approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. AmeriCares Federal Identification Number (EIN) is 061008595.
