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line — $26,500 for a family of four — or is
uninsured can receive care from the clinic,
at a significant discount. The clinic operates
on a sliding scale which determines what the
patient will pay.
For example, Haire said, any member of a
family of four whose total income is $25,750
would only be charged a $35 co-pay for their
visit.
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mobile clinic operating one day per month in
Canton.
Cheryl Haire, MUST’s senior director
of Strategic Partnerships and Community
Outreach, says the clinic came out of “a
distinct need in this community for quality
health care.” To that end, the services aren’t
limited to blood pressure checks or handing
out aspirin.
As Haire explained, the clinic provides
primary care, women’s health services,
prescription management, counseling for
substance abuse and depression, and a host
of other services. And if patients need help
with something the clinic doesn’t provide,
MUST will refer them to a specialist through
Wellstar Health System’s Graduate Medical
Education program.
“They may or may not charge you for other
services,” Haire added, “But it would be very,
very, very reduced. You would get a giant
discount.”
Thus far, the program has successfully
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Access also isn’t limited to those in the
“There’s a public misunderstanding that
Mercy Care is just a homeless clinic,” Haire
said in a news release, “but it’s open to the
entire community.”
Any local resident who lives on an
income at or below the federal poverty
served 394 unique patients for a total of
542 visits. But Mercy Care says it has room
to grow to serve even more patients. MUST
has included flyers for the clinic in the meal
kits it distributes, and is reaching out to its
homeless constituents as well.
“It’s important for people to know that we
are a quality medical care clinic,” Haire said,
“that really has a heart to serve, and wants
to see our community be healthy. Anybody is
welcome.”
Nurse practitioner Pam Spearman
examines Jenelle Charlton-Broomes in the
Mercy Care Clinic at MUST Ministries.
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