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Medical Clinic

When “Amanda” visited the Fan Free Clinic (FFC) she was literally starving -- her weight was down to 90 pounds and she was eating only once a day. Amanda met with the clinic’s Medical Case Manager to discuss her situation. The Medical Case Manager provided Amanda with food from the FFC food pantry to help with her immediate needs and also assisted her in getting registered for food stamps.

A few weeks later Amanda stopped by the clinic to update the staff on her progress. Amanda was delighted to share with them that she had recently acquired a job and she stated that she had so many food choices in her house now that she didn’t know what to eat next!

Medical Clinic

Medical services at FFC are offered through multiple day and evening clinic sessions each week, which include general medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, primary care, family planning, and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, as well as day and evening hours for HIV antibody testing. Medical services are provided free of charge by volunteer medical professionals who are assisted by community volunteers. Patients are referred to FFC through a variety of channels, including: word-of-mouth, other providers, and street outreach.

FFC’s Medical Clinic is open Monday-Thursday; appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis each Monday morning for the current week. Call (804) 358-8538 to obtain an appointment. All medical services are provided at no charge to the patient.

Medical Treatment

Adult General Medicine
Chronic Disease Management
Referrals to Specialty Care
Gynecology/Birth Control
Pregnancy Testing
Pediatrics/Immunizations
Sexually-transmitted Infection (STI) Testing and Treatment
Links to Medication Assistance
Mental Health Counseling
Transgender (TG) Clinic (Medical and counseling services and support customized for the TG community)

With support from the Virginia Health Care Foundation, FFC has implemented two new programs to help serve our patients.

FFC RxRelief Virginia Project

RxRelief Virginia supports the Clinic's participation in The Pharmacy Connection (TPC), a program which connects eligible patients with the Patient Assistance Programs of nationally-known drug manufacturers. VCHF funding is used to support FFC's part-time Medication Assistance Caseworker (MAC). In 2008, the MAC assisted 234 patients and facilitated 986 requests for medications valued at more than $350,000. For more information about FFC's participation in this program, please contact Elissa Dragland at (804) 358-6343 x 112.

FFC NP Project

With the addition of a Nurse Practitioner in early 2007, Fan Free Clinic anticipates over 7,500 patient visits annually! This represents a 50% increase over the last fiscal year. In FY 2007, Fan Free Clinic aims to:

Provide primary medical care to over 3,000 unduplicated patients annually, with those numbers expected to increase over the next several years. These visits will involve extensive patient education in addition to treatment.
Provide care for patients with chronic diseases, including procurement of free on-going medications for many through drug companies’ Prescription Assistance Programs.
Provide medical case management to connect eligible patients with FAMIS, Medicaid, VCC (i.e., medical care at VCU Hospitals), food stamps, or FFC’s own Food Pantry.

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