Politics & Government

Community Clinics to Open in County

An initiative pushed by Sen. Mike Rose will open three medical clinics.

, Sen. Mike Rose said he wanted to combat President Barack Obama's healthcare reform with three, free community clinics here in Dorchester County.

His plan could be up and running soon, according to a Summerville Journal Scene article.

The Journal Scene reports the community medical clinics are the result of a partnership between three churches, a medical service provider and community outreach groups. , which according to the newspaper is the model on which the three planned clinics is based. 

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Click here to read more. Watch the video attached to this story to see why free medical clinics are needed, as a patient of Medical Outreach tells her story. 

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