ITS A HEALTH CLINIC WITH OPEN DOORS TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST MAINLY THE 75THOUSAND UNINSURED PEOPLE IN OUR AREA.... AREA.. CHRIST COMMUNITY CLINIC IS GROWING AND GROWING. AND AS NEWS 12S KATIE BEASLEY REPORTS HAS BEEN VERY BUSY THIS YEAR. YEAR.CHRIST COMMUNITY CLINIC IS LITERALLY BURSTING AT THE SEAMS, ADDING 3 NEW EXAM ROOMS AND A NURSE PRACTIONER, BUT THEY SAY ITS STILL NOT ENOUGH. ANDY HADDEN WAS RECENTLY LAID OFF FROM HIS JOB LEAVING HIM SCARED... AND WITHOUT INSURANCE. INSURANCE.For years, I had insurance...for 10 years and you take insurance for granted, you really do. You dont know how important insurance is until you dont have any. any.SO ANDY CAME HERE TO CHRIST COMMUNITY. A FREE, OR REDUCED CLINIC CELEBRATING ITS 2ND BIRTHDAY. BIRTHDAY. Its not le theyre not out there not trying, not working. These are good hardworking people that just dont have a place to go and dont have the ability to get that insurance they need THE CLINIC IS GROWING AND GROWING FAST. FAST.We know we started small, but we didnt realize I dont think that we would grow this fast and that wed almost be pressured this much. much. AND THE CLINIC ISNT JUST HELPING PATIENTS INTERNS FROM MCG ARE GETTING HANDS ON LEARNING. LEARNING. I wanted to provide care like they gave here./They went beyond just eating a disease to caring for them as a person. person.There is a lot of medicine we do here but theres also a lot of just loving people that we try to do. do.AND EVENTUALLY THE CLINIC WILL MOVE HERE TO THE OLD WIDOWS HOME ON GREENE STREET. A BUILDING DONATED TO HELP AUGUSTA FROM THE INSIDE, OUT. OUT.Once we get to the Widows Home wll have room to see eventually 2530 thousand patient encounters a year. year.Even 12 exam rooms wont take care of 75thousand uninsured in this region. region.BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY PATIENTS COME CALLING THESE DOCTORS SIMPLY WONT GIVE UP THE FIGHT. FIGHT.Thats been our goal all along is to care for the poorest of the poor physically,spiritually and emotionally. emotionally.There is a need and If it werent for a place like this, I dont know where I would go right now cause it is hard when you dont have insurance. insurance.Thank God for this place. THE INIC PROVIDES FREE HEALTHCARE TO THE HOMELESS AND CHARGES UNINSURED PATIENTS ON A SLIDING SCE... WE KNOW YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT. SO GET OUT THAT PEN AND PAPER... IF ITS NOT FOR YOU, IT MAY BE FOR SOMEONE ELSE THE CLINIC IS ON DANTIGNAC STREET, THEIR NUMBER IS 706 9220600. THEY ALSO HAVE A WEBSITE.... CHRIST COMMUNITY AUGUSTADOT ORG. WELL LINK YOU THERE ON OUR WEBSITE WRDW DOT COM. COM.KATIE WHEN DO THEY EXPECT TO MOVE INTO THE FORMER WIDOWS HOME. HOME.WELL RIGHT NOW THEYRE ABOUT 500THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT OF STARTING CONSTRUCTION THE RENOVATIONS WILL COST ABOUT 2 MILLION. THEYRE HOPING TO START SOON, AND BE MOVING IN AROUND THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

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AIRDATE: 12-03-2009
TRANSCRIPT: its a health clinic with open doors to those who need it most mainly the 75thousand uninsured people in our area.... area.. christ community clinic is growing and growing. and as news 12s katie beasley reports has been very busy this year. year.christ community clinic is literally bursting at the seams, adding 3 new exam rooms and a nurse practioner, but they say its still not enough. andy hadden was recently laid off from his job leaving him scared... and without insurance. insurance.for years, i had insurance...for 10 years and you take insurance for granted, you really do. you dont know how important insurance is until you dont have any. any.so andy came here to christ community. a free, or reduced clinic celebrating its 2nd birthday. birthday. its not le theyre not out there not trying, not working. these are good hardworking people that just dont have a place to go and dont have the ability to get that insurance they need the clinic is growing and growing fast. fast.we know we started small, but we didnt realize i dont think that we would grow this fast and that wed almost be pressured this much. much. and the clinic isnt just helping patients interns from mcg are getting hands on learning. learning. i wanted to provide care like they gave here./they went beyond just eating a disease to caring for them as a person. person.there is a lot of medicine we do here but theres also a lot of just loving people that we try to do. do.and eventually the clinic will move here to the old widows home on greene street. a building donated to help augusta from the inside, out. out.once we get to the widows home wll have room to see eventually 2530 thousand patient encounters a year. year.even 12 exam rooms wont take care of 75thousand uninsured in this region. region.but no matter how many patients come calling these doctors simply wont give up the fight. fight.thats been our goal all along is to care for the poorest of the poor physically,spiritually and emotionally. emotionally.there is a need and if it werent for a place like this, i dont know where i would go right now cause it is hard when you dont have insurance. insurance.thank god for this place. the inic provides free healthcare to the homeless and charges uninsured patients on a sliding sce... we know you want to know more about it. so get out that pen and paper... if its not for you, it may be for someone else the clinic is on dantignac street, their number is 706 9220600. they also have a website.... christ community augustadot org. well link you there on our website wrdw dot com. com.katie when do they expect to move into the former widows home. home.well right now theyre about 500thousand dollars short of starting construction the renovations will cost about 2 million. theyre hoping to start soon, and be moving in around this time next year.