VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 8, 2017 -Â The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington has received an $18,000 grant from the Mason E. Nolan Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington. The gift will help fund medical supplies and operations for the clinic's urgent care services.
The Free Clinic serves low-income uninsured and underinsured residents of Clark County. Volunteer providers diagnose and treat illnesses, injuries and infections five days a week. The clinic provides medicine, medical equipment, health screenings and laboratory tests for nearly 6,800 patients each year.
"We greatly appreciate this gift," says Free Clinic Executive Director Barbe West. "Without our urgent care services, many Free Clinic patients would end up in a hospital emergency room when their conditions become acute and where services are far more expensive."
About the Free Clinic:
The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington provides free, compassionate, quality 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 more than 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 our website: freeclinics.org.
August 8, 2017
