Moss Free Clinic

The Lloyd F. Moss Free Clinic is a free clinic in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which provides medical and dental care to low income, uninsured, adult area residents.

History

The clinic was named after Dr. Lloyd F Moss [1]

Eligibility

The clinic provides free medical and dental care for the residents of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford counties of Virginia who meet the criteria for becoming a patient, which includes no qualifying for insurance and having an income less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

Services provided

The Moss Free Clinic provides non-emergency medical care as well as basic diagnostic testing such as radiology and lab services. Referrals are given to other medical specialists when patients require medical services that the clinic can not provide. The clinic provides primary medical care, chronic care, dental care and some specialty medical care clinics. Dental care is also provided but is limited to dental hygiene, fillings, and extractions. There is an on-site, licensed pharmacy which provides prescriptions to both patients and some qualifying members of the community. Health education and promotion is given through a number to classes held at the clinic. These classes include, but are not limited to, nutrition counseling, lifestyle management classes, diabetes education, and health information. All health services, with the exception of classes, are by appointment only.

Staff

The Moss Free Clinic is a community based and volunteer driven organization [2] with on-site and off-site medical providers and other professional medical partnerships. There is also a full-time staff consisting of administrative workers, registered nurses, and pharmacists.

Funding

Funding for the Moss Free Clinic is primarily based on private cash and in-kind contributions. The clinic is also awarded state and local government funding which makes up about 13% of the annual revenues.

References

  1. ↑ Rao, Maya (August 29, 2006)"Dr. Lloyd F. Moss Sr., founder of local free clinic, dies"Fredericksburg.com, Free Lance-Star newspaper Retrieved on May 28, 2009.
  2. ↑ Hall, Jim (March 24, 2006) "Construction begins on new Moss clinic" Fredericksburg.com, Free Lance-Star newspaper Retrieved on May 28, 2009.

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