The clinic provides services to all, no matter the patient’s ability to pay.
The Hope Clinic provides pediatric, OBGYN and family medicine, psychiatric and dental and vision services to low income and uninsured. Federally qualified health centers receive federal funding to subsidize uninsured patients who receive care at the clinic and provide comprehensive services from primary care to dental to mental health services in low income areas.
Caracostis spoke to the Chronicle about how the pandemic affected the clinic and current projects they have underway. The interview has been edited for space and clarity.: We slowed down during COVID, but we are really back to our normal operations right now. We immunized a lot of people, and our staff is 99 percent immunized. People still need our services. They are still getting sick, pregnant and kids still need well child visits. We’re completely operational.
We also give women who are at risk for developing high blood pressure a blood pressure monitor. Let's say they have a history of high blood pressure in their family, or they've had high blood pressure in the past, or maybe they're a little overweight. So, we look at the risk factors, we give them a blood pressure monitor, and then we teach them how to use it. We can also monitor how often they are taking their blood pressure. We can see if it’s trending higher or stable.
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