One of the things I hope to be able to do in this blog is to highlight stories of health ministry in the Episcopal Church. Here is a terrific story about a new health clinic supported in part by the The Parish Church of St. Helena in Beaufort, SC.
"The credit really goes to the Lord," said the Rev. Jeffrey Miller of St. Helena's Episcopal Church, whose parishioners have been among the most active supporters of the clinic.
The nonprofit, faith-based clinic provides primary and preventive health care at no cost to residents of Beaufort County who have limited income and cannot afford or cannot qualify for health insurance or Medicaid.
Estimates place the uninsured in Beaufort County at 20 percent to 25 percent of the population.
The clinic's services include family medical practice, internal medicine and prescription assistance. The clinic's physicians, physician assistants and nurses all are volunteers. Its medical providers are licensed by the state. Its doors at 1402 King St. will open to medical patients April 1.
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/180/story/741872.html#none
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