Cornerstone Medical Clinic: a MARVELOUS story
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"The LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes." Psalm 118:23
Cornerstone's Medical Clinic provides free comprehensive medical care to the uninsured living in Tarrant County. The Clinic was established in 1998 in an effort to address the growing need for health care for the uninsured in Tarrant County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured residents in the nation. Cornerstone's Medical Clinic addresses this need for affordable primary and preventative health care by offering a range of services including:
- Medical
- Dental services when volunteer dentists are available
- Diabetic and nutritional education
- Immunizations (when available) such as flu, pneumavax, etc.
- Laboratory
- Medication Asistance Program (MAP)
- COMING SOON: Optometry services such as vision screenings, eye trauma, diabetic retinopathy and other eye disorders.
The MARVELOUS story behind Cornerstone Medical Clinic
Cornerstone Medical Clinic has been serving the community for over eleven years. The clinic was initially located at Cornerstone Community Center. When we looked into the possibilities of opening the clinic at the Community Center, Sharron Williamson started the search for a doctor who would volunteer at the Center. In July 1999, we opened the clinic with one doctor, Dr. Leverett Golden.
It was a blessing to have Sharron, who dedicated many hours of her time and management skills, and Dr. Golden, who gave his time to see patients at the Center for several years. Over time, more volunteer doctors, nurses, and medical students were a welcome addition. After nine years, the property was sold to a developer and the clinic was relocated, along with other Community Center programs, to the present location at 3500 Noble Avenue, where the medical clinic was a key component of the remodeling project.
Amazingly, there has been no interruption of medical services to the families in the community during the past year of transition and temporary exam rooms. The Cornerstone medical staff, doctors, medical students and other volunteers all worked together to provide quality, compassionate care during a year of outstanding service.
In January 2010, excitement started to grow as the renovation of the Medical Clinic area was completed. January was the last month that the training rooms were used for clinic exam rooms. After a flexible year of medical service, the new, spacious clinic area was ready to move into and be used, starting in March. What a blessing to see the team effort of so many who enabled us to complete the remodeling of the clinic space. We are excited about the potential for increased ministry in the new clinic as we serve the community.
What an exciting beginning of a new chapter for Cornerstone Medical Clinic. Medical Mission day was the first Saturday in March. Two of our regular volunteer doctors, three new doctors, ten TCOM students, two interpreters, two nurses, and one receptionist saw thirty-seven patients. Additionally, the Moncrief Mobile Unit parked in the Cornerstone parking lot and provided free mammogram screenings. Needless to say, it was a day full of activity at Cornerstone Medical Clinic! Dr. Sharp did a great job hosting the doctors who were at the clinic for the first time. A special thanks to Janine Bridges and Ninfa Quiroz, Cornerstone's clinic staff for all their hard work to get the clinic ready for use.
In addition to Medical Mission Day in March, the Texas Health Mobile Unit provided cervical screenings and seventeen patients were seen by the doctor during the monthly Epilepsy Clinic. Plans are in the works to add a dental clinic and an ophthalmological surgical room in the near future, as funds become available. We look forward to additional services for children and families being added, now that there is more available space at Cornerstone Medical Clinic.
For more information about the Cornerstone Medical Clinic, please contact Jesse Vasquez.
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