At one Chicago-based clinic, referrals to their counseling program have increased 75%. As the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic fills hospitals to capacity, mental health providers are seeing a surge of their own. “People are under so much stress,” said Ryoko Chernomaz, a licensed clinical social worker at the San Francisco Free Clinic. Issues […]
Public Health Awareness Campaign to Promote Access to Health Among Underserved Communities, and Help Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Hot Spots MELVILLE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 20, 2020– The Henry Schein Cares Foundation (HSCF), in partnership with The UPS Foundation, recently launched ‘Wearing is Caring,’ a public health awareness campaign designed to raise awareness of health care disparities in underserved […]
HANNIBAL, MO (WGEM) – According to the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, 80 percent of those clinics say funding is their biggest concern since the start of the pandemic. The Hannibal Free Clinic has also seen this problem. The clinic is run completely on donations and fundraisers, which have suffered since the start […]
Neighborhood Health Clinic’s expanded services include radiology, gynecology and more Neighborhood Health Clinic has been in an ongoing state of expansion since it began in 1998. In support of its mission to serve the working poor, the clinic’s newly built second floor is set to open in October, enhancing existing services, including gynecology and radiology. […]
Gainesville’s Good News Clinics has received a $150,000 grant for its cardiovascular health program. The clinics’ Healthy Hearts 4 Life program is one of nine to get funding from the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular Health Next Generation program. The funding will help Good News Clinics screen and identify low-income, uninsured patients with cardiovascular disease, as well as those at […]
Skyrocketing demand and severe cuts in funding leave clinics that serve the poor and underinsured teetering on the brink. NBC’s Sarah Dallof reports. Demand has skyrocketed at nearly three quarters of their 1,400 locations. Meanwhile, donations have dropped more than 50 percent. “The worst case scenario is free and charitable clinics run out of money […]
ROANOKE, Va (WFXR) — For Living Local House Calls, host Kianna Price sat down with Dr. Lindsey Bierle, Internal Medicine Resident Physician at Carilion Clinic, and Provider Volunteer at the Bradley Free Clinic, to talk about Colon Cancer, and the Michael Bierle Colon Cancer Awareness Fund.
Nicole Lamoureux, National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics CEO, discusses the rising number of Americans losing health insurance. She speaks with Vonnie Quinn and Amanda Lang on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg)
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics reports 74% of its providers have seen increase in patient demand. With nearly 50M Americans currently unemployed, many are consequently left without health insurance.
The Free Clinic of Rome has seen its fair share of challenges throughout the pandemic, from a shortage of personal protective equipment to an increase of patients and low staff levels. With many people losing jobs and having to fall back on unemployment, the free clinic has seen a great rise in patients seeking assistance. […]
