John Carroll University - Center for Service and Social Action

12201 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland , OH 44106

Phone: (216) 707-3438

Description:
Is it more important to pay the rent or pay the health insurance premium? Buy food for the family or life-saving medications? Those are choices many Cleveland residents have to make every day. Because most health care facilities see the uninsured as a liability they can do without. So they are discarded. By the thousands. But we at The Free Clinic see them as friends, family and neighbors. And we do whatever we can to help. Because sudden layoffs happen. Because unexpected illnesses happen. So now the woman with flu symptoms can go to the doctor. The man with depression can receive counseling and treatment. The elderly widow down the street can get her medications. And that’s something special to hold on to.

What we do there:
Service participants at the Free Clinic assist in a variety of ways. History Takers assist with patient registration and perform intake by obtaining vital signs, interviewing patients, and preparing charts. Pharmacy Technicians sort and log medications and prepare prescriptions under the direction of a licensed practitioner, maintain records, and process Patient Assistance Program paperwork. Syringe Exchange Program Workers assist in a unique harm-reduction program that sends a van to two community sites to provide injection drug users with supplies and education to slow the spread of HIV and promote access to social and medical services. In this program, service participants will assist with patient registration, distributing safe kits and brochures. Patient Assistance Program Ambassadors help patients complete the forms required to enroll them in the free medicine program. Training is provided for all positions; completion of an application and a semester-long commitment is required.

Website:
www.thefreeclinic.org/