Bank Rhode Island gives clinic $2,500

RHODE ISLAND FREE CLINIC nurse educator Andrea Aspirinio goes over nutrition information with Malcolm Whitcomb, a patient who has been diagnosed with diabetes.
RHODE ISLAND FREE CLINIC nurse educator Andrea Aspirinio goes over nutrition information with Malcolm Whitcomb, a patient who has been diagnosed with diabetes.

Bank Rhode Island awarded the Rhode Island Free Clinic a $2,500 charitable grant to support the clinic’s mission to provide health care to thousands of uninsured, working poor and low-income Rhode Islanders.
The clinic provides a broad range of free health care services, including primary and specialty care, lab and diagnostic testing, medicine and wellness programs. In 2013, the clinic served more than 2,000 patients and provided care during more than 9,000 patient visits.
All patients earn less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, which is $23,340 a year for an individual and $47,700 for a family of four. Nearly half of the clinic’s patients are employed, but they work at low-wage jobs with no health insurance.
The clinic was established in 1999 by Rhode Island’s current first lady, Stephanie Chafee. Services are provided through a statewide network of more than 800 volunteers, seven AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers and seven full-time staff. •

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