Mission Serves at National Clinic with Dr. Oz
October 5th, 2009
Dr. Stoebner discusses medical history with a patient in Houston at TCARE.
On Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Lone Star Association of Free Clinics (LSACC), the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC), and the Dr. Oz Show partnered together to hold a one-day free clinic in Houston at the Reliant Center. More than 1,700 patients came through the clinic, known as the Texas Clinics Are Responding Event (TCARE). Patients were given health education and medical care and then were matched with clinics in their area for follow-up appointments.
More than 700 volunteers, including 60-plus physicians, donated their time. Fifteen volunteers associated with the Medical Care Mission attended, including Dr. Fred White, a founding board member of the Mission, and Drs. Darrold Stoebner and George Woodward, who serve full-time at the clinic. Executive Director J. Scott Golding, vice president of LSACC’s board of directors, served as a member of the core committee that coordinated the event with the Dr. Oz Show.
Coverage of the event will be presented on the Dr. Oz Show at a date to be determined. TCARE put the spotlight on the work that the Medical Care Mission and other charitable clinics do every day to offer health care to the uninsured and under-insured in this country.
The Medical Care Mission is a not-for-profit organization that offers medical and dental care to low-income, uninsured individuals and families in the 22-county area surrounding Abilene. The medical clinic is located at 1857 Pine Street, and the dental clinic is located at 294 Medical Drive. For more information, call 676-3104, or go to www.medicalcaremission.org.
