Cleveland Helping Hands Clinic

In 2006, a group of White County citizens came
together to discuss the need for a free clinic to serve
the uninsured residents of the area.  In White County,
there is one physician for every 3,397 residents – more
than twice the Georgia figure of 1,611 residents per
physician and more than four times the national average
of 631 residents per physician. The clinic was
incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 2007. After
securing donations and a lot of hard work, the new
location was transformed into a modern medical
facility. The clinic began seeing patients in February
2009.

The Community Helping Hands Clinic in White County
Georgia is one of the few free clinics which operates
within a county with no hospital of its own. Community
Helping Hands Clinic receives no government funding.
Rather, the free clinic relies upon voluntary donations
of money, time and professional services. At the same
time, the clinic provides high quality health care to
more than 1,000 uninsured, low-income White County
residents equating to a retail value of over $2 million
per year. At Community Helping Hands Clinic, eligible
White County residents are treated no charge by
compassionate medical professionals. We serve adult
low-income patients who lack health insurance suffering
from conditions including diabetes, hypertension,
asthma, and cardiovascular disease. Patients are
evaluated for eligibility through screening and when
appropriate, patients are referred to specialists for
additional care, including dental and vision services.

Faith provides volunteer services, meal delivery
quarterly for the staff, as well as monetary funds
included in our annual budget. Our faithful volunteers
have served this valuable clinic for many years
including Pastor and Jeanne Morgan, Carrie Shoyer, and
Marty Schmehling.