Thanks to the help of Keith Olbermann of MSNBC, the NAFC will sponsor a one-day free clinic on November 21. (If you missed my previous post with Mr. Olbermann’s challenge, you can view it here.)
You can read the press release announcing the event here: Free Medical Care for a Day in Little Rock.
I’ll do my best to keep you posted about this wonderful opportunity….
Are you awake?
I don’t want to be political. I don’t know what the answer is.
I DO know that people are literally dying because they don’t have access to affordable health care. We see it every day.
Good Samaritan Clinic cares for uninsured people without help from the government. We survive on private donations. We are a member of the National Association of Free Clinics.
Many of our patients haven’t been to a doctor for 10 years… or even 20.
Help them.
Watch the video below.
Donate to Good Samaritan Clinic. Or the National Association of Free Clinics.
Volunteer.
Help the uninsured.
Yesterday I received some information from the state Department of Health about the flu — both seasonal and H1N1.
If you’re confused about the bugs flying around right now, take a look at these frequently asked questions about the flu.
Good Samaritan Clinic was established to help the “working poor”. We strive to offer a “hand up, NOT a hand out”.
Our patient database has almost 8500 names now. Walter is like many of our patients; his story is not unusual. However, this is what he says about GSC, in his own words:
“I am a 27 year old man who works…at a local retail store. I heard about Good Samaritan through word of mouth. It sounded too good to be true. They diagnosed me with high blood pressure…They set me up with free prescription assistance and talked to me about a lifestyle change. Well, two years later I still can’t afford the high insurance rates through my company, and I have a 3-year-old child and a wife that I’m sending through college. Therefore funds are even tighter than they were. Good Samaritan really cares about their patients, and they are still taking care of me. I’m doing well and it’s all because of this clinic. Good Samaritan is certainly a great name for this place. Just being around the care I receive makes me want to treat others more respectful [sic], including myself, my neighbors, and family. Anything is possible when you have places like these to go to. It’s wonderful!!”
The people of the Fort Smith/River Valley area who support this Clinic with their gifts are truly making a difference…
Be blessed!
The following article offers an explanation of why we’re continuing to see an increase in new patient applications:
Fort Smith metro area jobless rate up to 7.5% | The City Wire
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When Good Samaritan Clinic is having its quarterly Women’s Health Day.
Monday morning of this week, twenty-nine women had “Healthy Woman” exams here at the Clinic.
We have one of these Women’s Health Days one Monday of every third month. The previous one was in March. Twenty-four women came that morning.
Many of our patients are trying to stay afloat financially or manage their chronic conditions. They neglect to consider going to the doctor for a “healthy” check-up.
Such is the case for a recent patient that I’ll call “Joy”…
Joy is a fifty-five year old woman who does not have health insurance. She came to Good Samaritan Clinic this past April. Dr. BJ Landis told Joy to contact us. Dr. Landis is the women’s health APN at Fort Smith’s Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and also sees patients at GSC.
Dr. Norma Basinger, a volunteer at GSC, examined Joy at the Clinic. A biopsy revealed that Joy has vaginal cancer.
Joy was then sent to a gynecological oncologist for further evaluation. He scheduled her for further testing including a CAT scan of her abdomen and pelvis and a mammogram to make sure the cancer had not spread. The patient is hopeful about her chances for a complete recovery.
Joy had a partial hysterectomy in 1982.
She had not had a PAP screening or healthy woman exam since then.
Thanks to the individuals, businesses and churches that support this Clinic, women like Joy can get regular exams.
If you’d like to help by donating to Good Samaritan Clinic, you can do so here.
