An article in The Chronicle features the new clinic that opened September 19 in Winston-Salem. Located in the New Light Missionary Baptist Church where Rev. Sam Hickerson is pastor, the clinic will be open every third Saturday.

The article highlights that the effort is all about people:

Jeff Williamson, a internal medicine doctor at Wake Forest Baptist, said he spent a couple of weeks in Honduras last month giving aid to those in need and thought, ‘“I need to do this in my own backyard and help the people of my own community’ and I hope we can do more of this.”

One of the first individuals to show up to receive help was Rex Jenkins, who came to the clinic to receive anti-biotics or pain pills for a tooth he had pulled last week. He works part time and does not have insurance and said, “This clinic is a big help because medication is not easy to come by and it helps a lot.”

Beverly Graham, owner of the Medicap Pharmacy, partnered with the clinic to provide low cost prescriptions for as low as $4 to help individuals get the medications they need. The pharmacy will be open every day that the clinic is open. Along with the medications, Graham also helped supply the clinic with low-cost supplies as well. The pharmacy is at 1345 N. Liberty St. in Winston Salem.

“The team put together a well-crafted clinical support system underneath the church ministry,” says Gary Gunderson, VP of FaithHealth at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.” “As we set up more of these, each on will be different and look like the church. But the planning for this one kept in mind the next three congregational clinics.”

The Grace Free Clinic is seeking compassionate medical professionals, especially clinicians, nurses, psychiatrists, and health coaches to volunteer. For more information, go here.