An initiative pushed by Sen. Mike Rose will open three medical clinics.
Talking to a group of interested voters last month, 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. One free medical clinic already exists in the county, which according to the newspaper is the model on which the three planned clinics is based. 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 …
Nonprofit seeks donations and volunteers to help community.
There's a sign-up sheet, filled head to foot with the names of patients, well before the doors open for the weekly Medical Outreach Clinic of Summerville at St. Paul's Church. In last Thursday's heat — before the thunderstorms broke through — those signed up for the free, non-emergency health clinic have sought shelter in the air-conditioned sanctuary. Another hour would pass before the Ambler Hall would then be filled with those seeking help. The Medical Outreach Clinic is held 5 p.m. every Thursday at the church, and most know to get there early to sign up. It's one of only a handful in the region. Nearby is the Old Fort Baptist Church, 10505 Dorchester Road, which hosts clinics 6:30 p.m. every Monday. For many, this is the only way they…
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stanley seigler
12:05 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012
@Tom Musolf: '... "A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage?" Roosevelt?' '1928 A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage – Herbert Hoover...Claims that the everyone will be prosperous under a Hoover presidency...' http://www.presidentsusa.net/1928slogan.html oh/and the wealth distribution then 1928 was 1:99 (rich to po) and guess what happened in 1929...history does repeat (2008) … more ›