HEALTH AND HOPE CLINIC INC

Our goal is to increase access to care by providing free and equitable comprehensive care to the uninsured and underserved in our community.

 Established in 2003, Health & Hope Clinic opened its doors as a free and charitable clinic to provide health and hope to the uninsured and underserved.

 Since that date, our history reflects a proven track record of providing quality care for the “whole person” using measurable outcomes and accountability. Last year, we provided over $5.2 million of medical and dental services through our 338 volunteers (185 active licensed healthcare providers and 153 non-medical volunteers), providing over 32,000 volunteer hours (which would equate to $1,115,547 if we were paying salaries). The clinic provided 11,610 patient visits this year for the clinic’s 1414 unique patients that call H&H their medical home. For every dollar you give to Health and Hope, we provide over $10 in medical care. This is a ten-fold return on investment. Not one penny of the $5 million in free medicines and over $2 million in free medical and dental care gets billed to Medicare or to anyone else. We are 100% cost-free.

 How do we do this?? Our success has come through partnerships and collaboration with both healthcare service partners as well as community non-profit partners.
o Because of our amazing volunteers - doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacy staff, and lay people our clinic is able to provide the following services in-house:
 Primary care services;
 Specialty care to include cardiology, dermatology, women’s services, optometry;
 Health education such as the diabetes management program; Healthy lifestyle classes and cooking classes-Culinary Medicine Program.
 Dental services to include cleanings, extracts, root canals and restorations;
 Over 5 million dollars annually in prescription medications through our pharmaceutical company partnerships with companies such as Pfizer, Merck, AmeriCares and Direct Relief;
 Emergency food bags provided by FoodRaising Friends, Inc.
 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables RX Program via American Heart Association & The Farm/Manna Foods
 Mental health services (which has surged since the pandemic) through our providers who can prescribe medications; mental health counselors & group counseling classes offered weekly.
 AND, we provide all of these services at NO cost to our patients.

o Additionally, because of our community healthcare partners, we are able to connect our patients for additional wrap around services such as:
 Lab work via Baptist Hospital
 X-rays /Advanced Imaging;
 Vaccines, in the clinic and throughout the community – General immunizations and COVID vaccines/boosters through the Department of Health.
 Mental health counseling; Overflow is referred to Lakeview, Olive Counseling Center, & Faith & Hope Counseling.
 Tobacco cessation classes to include free gum, patches, and lozenges through Northwest Florida AHEC; class

Health and Hope Clinic continues to leverage partnerships throughout the community to continue to meet the demand for services and provide health and hope to the hurting and underserved. The clinic desires to continue expanding services by recruiting specialty care providers to address WHOLE patient care and to continue increasing access to care for the uninsured in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties.

o Our collaborations with UWF, PCC, PSC, FSU Medical School and FAMU pharmacy school has opened our Clinic doors as a resource for the medical/healthcare student community to provide unique “hands-on” experience not always available in a traditional medical setting. These partnerships have afforded many of these students local internship opportunities while also providing the Clinic much needed volunteers.

o Additional partnerships with the local non-profit community have allowed Health & Hope Clinic the privilege of providing free healthcare services to vulnerable populations that receive services from:
 Teen Challenge
 Charis House –In-house drug program for women
 Ministry Village Olive-Food Bank, hygiene packs/showers for homeless, utility assistance, Most Excellent Way
 Oasis (AIDS population)
 Opening Doors – serving the homeless population in Escambia County
 A Future & A Hope (AFAH))-Women’s in-house drug treatment Program
 Baptist Healthcare – Faith Health Network – adult health screenings and COVID vaccinations
 American Heart Association (AHA), The Farm, and Manna provide RX Fruit and Vegetables for 50 of our most chronic patients
 Magdalene’s-helps women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, abuse and addiction
 Waterfront Rescue Mission-Men’s drug treatment program

o In addition to all of these partnerships, we are tackling the opioid epidemic by providing FREE Narcan and opioid education to anyone in the community. We are the ONLY free distribution site in this region. Additionally, we have conducted outreach to provide Narcan to:
 UWF and PSC Campus Police
 The Secret Place
 Gulf Coast Kid’s House
 Area churches
 Area drug treatment centers
 Teen Challenge
 Pathways for Change
 Change Unchained
 Klaaskids
 Called2rescue
 F.R.E.E. International
 Food Not Bombs!
 American Red Cross
 And over 1000 individuals in our community