Community Connections
What is it?The clinic is a broad-based network of more than 300 volunteer physicians, dentists and other clinicians who provide access to the highest quality specialty care services in King County. Using case management, the program diverts patients from using emergency departments for their non-…
What is it?In 1995, St. Joseph’s collaborated with the March of Dimes to develop a maternal outreach mobile unit (MOMobile) to provide early and continuous prenatal care to low-income women at little or no cost. The MOMobile has two fully equipped exam rooms, an ultrasound machine, an external…
What is it?The Rural Health Initiative (RHI) provides free health care “house calls” to more than 500 farm families in three counties in northeast Wisconsin. A rural health coordinator (RHC) brings basic preventive care and safety education to the kitchen table, offering no-cost health screenings…
OverviewMedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MedStar NRH) is working through a grant with the U.S. Paralympics and Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the Integrated Adapted Sports Program for Veterans. This program facilitates opportunities to enable disabled veterans to return to a…
OverviewSt. Rose Dominican Hospitals partners with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, National Breast Cancer Foundation, and the Avon Foundation to offer R.E.D. Rose (Responsible Early Detection of Breast Cancer). This collaborative program provides free clinical breast exams, mammograms, ultrasounds,…
What is it?Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC) Medical Group Pediatric Dental Clinic is a specialty clinic with four kid-friendly operatories. In addition, the PCRMC Ambulatory Surgery Unit is used weekly to complete cases in which the operating room is required for full-mouth restoration…
What is it?The school-based health center provides convenient access to preventive and primary health services for students who might otherwise have limited or no access to health care.Who is it for?Elementary, middle and high school students in five schools in Southwest Louisiana.Why do they do it…
What is it?Women can learn how to feel and look better than ever at St. Peter Hospital’s annual women’s wellness extravaganza – For Women Only. The event, now in its 12th year, has become so popular that it is held at the Helena Civic Center and offers a wide spectrum of free health screenings,…
What is it?The hospital’s Community Relations department partnered with Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit organization with a network of affiliates, to help preserve and revitalize houses in the Northwest section of the District of Columbia. For eight years, it has participated in providing…
What is it?A free community event, Heart of the Matter focuses on the prevention of heart disease. The event begins with a free, early morning fasting blood draw; the results are available at the evening event. Those attending have the opportunity to review their results with a cardiologist, family…