The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington has received $25,000 from the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington to support the clinic’s Specialty Care Program.
The Specialty Care Program provides free specialty care for low-income, uninsured Clark County residents. If qualified, patients are able to access donated specialty care, laboratory, and hospital services. Since the Free Clinic began this program in 2009, an average of 395 patients annually have received specialty care services from 200 specialists and three hospital systems.
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington grant will assist in supporting the program costs of care coordination, interpreters, and medications.
“We so appreciate the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington’s continued support,” says Barbe West, executive director of the Free Clinic. “By giving our patients access to these specialty services, we’re truly providing much needed care for those in need”.
The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington provides free health care to children and adults who are otherwise unable to obtain such services. The Free Clinic offers medical, dental, vision and specialty care services from 500 volunteer professionals. The Free Clinic is funded by the local community, and all donations stay in Southwest Washington. For more information about the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, visit freeclinics.org.
— Free Clinic of
Southwest Washington
