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Local free clinic receives United Way funding
Chau Nguyen
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: Community
Now with funding from the United Way of Oxford, Ohio, the Oxford College Corner Clinic is increasing efforts to reach out to the uninsured or underinsured residents of Oxford and College Corner, Ind.
"Many people can't afford medication and their quality of life isn't good because they don't feel well," said Dawn Pfohl, president of the board for the Oxford College Corner Clinic. "We've been able to help people get medication to keep their quality of life good and stabilize their health conditions."
After evaluating the service being provided, determining if the service is needed and how many residents are impacted, the Oxford chapter of the United Way began its first year of funding the clinic, according to Maureen Kranbuhl, executive director of United Way of Oxford.
According to Kranbuhl, the United Way is providing about 10 percent of the $20,000 needed for yearly operation. The other 90 percent coming from the city of Oxford, the Duke Energy Foundation, the Oxford Community Foundation, Oxford Rotary, Oxford Kiwanis, Greater Cincinnati Health Foundation, Hamilton Community Foundation in addition to private donations from local residents and churches.
The clinic began operation in June 2006 in two locations, offering medical assistance for people ages of 19 and 65 with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and congestive heart failure.
From June to December 2006, the clinic served 71 new patients and according to Kranbuhl, that number has increased.
"I can tell you that we have 140 residents so far that would not have had access to health care since we opened our doors," Kranbuhl said.
Although both clinics are at capacity, drawing patients from outlying counties such as Preble, Butler, Union and Franklin counties, Pfohl hasn't seen the need to expand yet.
"We will consider expansion as the need becomes evident," Pfohl said. "Right now, our patient load is at or near capacity, but we aren't turning people away. In order to expand anything in the clinic, we would need more physicians and we don't have more right now."
"Many people can't afford medication and their quality of life isn't good because they don't feel well," said Dawn Pfohl, president of the board for the Oxford College Corner Clinic. "We've been able to help people get medication to keep their quality of life good and stabilize their health conditions."
After evaluating the service being provided, determining if the service is needed and how many residents are impacted, the Oxford chapter of the United Way began its first year of funding the clinic, according to Maureen Kranbuhl, executive director of United Way of Oxford.
According to Kranbuhl, the United Way is providing about 10 percent of the $20,000 needed for yearly operation. The other 90 percent coming from the city of Oxford, the Duke Energy Foundation, the Oxford Community Foundation, Oxford Rotary, Oxford Kiwanis, Greater Cincinnati Health Foundation, Hamilton Community Foundation in addition to private donations from local residents and churches.
The clinic began operation in June 2006 in two locations, offering medical assistance for people ages of 19 and 65 with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and congestive heart failure.
From June to December 2006, the clinic served 71 new patients and according to Kranbuhl, that number has increased.
"I can tell you that we have 140 residents so far that would not have had access to health care since we opened our doors," Kranbuhl said.
Although both clinics are at capacity, drawing patients from outlying counties such as Preble, Butler, Union and Franklin counties, Pfohl hasn't seen the need to expand yet.
"We will consider expansion as the need becomes evident," Pfohl said. "Right now, our patient load is at or near capacity, but we aren't turning people away. In order to expand anything in the clinic, we would need more physicians and we don't have more right now."
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