Free Clinic

Last night, my wife and I ventured to the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington to have a bump/rash on my forehead looked at, and ask a doctor why I am getting really bad headaches. I was amazed that the clinic was staffed entirely by volunteers because it was incredible efficient and were able to see many people from the community who didn't have access to affordable health care.

After waiting three hours to see a doctor and get some prescriptions for tension headaches and anti-itch cream, Kristina and I left talking about how many young families we saw in there. An alarming amount! Is health insurance that expensive that parents can't afford the basics for their families? The question I ask is this: "if health insurance was as inexpensive as auto insurance, would more people have it?" Would we get multi-person discounts, like having more than one auto on a policy? I don't know what the solution is, but I can only imagine that the problem is increasing, rather than decreasing, and I think we are going to see more and more families resorting to the free clinics of the world, praying that they don't get into major accidents.

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, http://www.freeclinics.org/, needs our help so that more people in the community, who can't afford insurance, can come and get their basic health examinations done. Volunteer or make a donation, they need the help. They not only see patients for free, but fill prescriptions for free. All this for a suggested donation, yet won't turn you away if you can't make a donation at the time of treatment.