On October 17 and 18, the Tzu Chi US Free Clinic provided medical services in Calexico, near the US border, and in the nearby village of Sanfernando Colonial. The services helped a total of 240 patients.

On October 17, forty medical personnel and volunteers held a tea party and gave free medical examinations in Calexico. Every Chinese resident living near the US-Mexico border prepared at least one vegetarian dish for patients and guests at the tea party. One Mexican-American doctor, Dr. Gabriel Nunez Huerta, signed up to offer his services at the clinic.

The next day, the team went to the village of Sanfernando. Due to recent inclement weather, many people there had colds, and many others had digestive problems.

About fifty patients with headaches or arthritis visited the traditional Chinese medicine doctors for acupuncture.

Dental care was also provided to some eighty patients. Because local children had no knowledge of proper dental care, many of them had seriously decayed teeth.

Many doctors and volunteers hoped that they could continue to offer free medical services in every poor village in Mexico, so that every person suffering from illness could receive relief.