Physician Care Clinic - Dekalb Medical Society

Physicians' Care Clinic
A Community Outreach Program of the
DeKalb Medical Society

Under a new rule change adopted this year by the Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, physicians with active licenses can earn 10 of the 40 continuing education hours required every two years by working at a charity clinic.

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The medical board waives one continuing medical education hour for every four hours of work at a charity clinic up to 10 hours.

If you are interested in volunteering at PCC please download the attached application and fax it to Carole Fortenberry at 404.501.7199. Carole can be reached at 404.501.7960 if you have questions.

In 1992, the DeKalb Medical Society identified a need in their community to provide health care services to a growing population that "falls through the cracks" of our present health care system. They responded by developing a health care clinic called the Physicians' Care Clinic.

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Since that time, the clinic has been providing comprehensive health care to the low-income, uninsured residents of DeKalb County for a $10 fee, or at no cost if need be.

In the year 2008, approximately 1,500 patient visits were recorded. Our patients were assisted to better health with consultations with physicians, any necessary lab or x-rays, and a total of over 3,800 prescriptions being dispensed from the pharmacy.

The Clinic provides non-emergent primary care to DeKalb County adult residents who fall below the 150th percentile of federal poverty level and have no type of health insurance. Applicants must qualify before receiving an appointment to be seen.

A unique aspect of this clinic, which meets two evenings per week, is that the health care is provided by an all-volunteer staff. There are approximately forty physicians who volunteer on a rotating basis at the clinic itself, as well as about seventy physician specialists who see patients in their office on a volunteer basis.

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Physician groups such as DeKalb Anesthesia, DeKalb Radiology, and DeKalb Pathology also donate their services. DeKalb Medical Center donates patient testing services along with any other health care service needed by our patients, and DeKalb County Health Department donates clinic space.

Approximately seventy-five nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, and front desk receptionists coming from physician offices and area hospitals such as Emory, Piedmont, and DeKalb Medical Center donate their time to care for the patients.

The clinic is also available as an internship site for nurses working on advanced degrees , for student nurses, and to pharmacy students from Mercer University School of Pharmacy.

The Physicians' Care Clinic has given support to Georgia Partnership for Caring by being a referral source for their network of indigent health care providers.

The Clinic receives no State, County or Federal funding. Operating expenses are supported exclusively by the generosity of our donors which include individuals, foundations, and businesses.

You can now make a donation to PCC through the DeKalb Medical Center
Foundation. Go to www.dekalbmedical.org/foundation and click on "ways
to give" and then on "make a gift." To make sure your gift goes to
the PCC you must write "Physician's Care Clinic" in the box listed as
"Gift Designation."

You can also donate through "Click and Pledge" by clicking on the button at the top of this page.

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Awards for the DeKalb Medical Society's volunteer effort have been received from the Georgia Hospital Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, Georgia House of Representatives, and the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners.

PCC has received a 2012 Community Benefit Grant from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc to support the PCC and it's Chronic Disease Management Program.

Donation to Physicians' Care Clinic is part of CVS Caremark Community Grants Commitment to supporting those who are uninsured and underinsured

Decatur, Georgia - February 7, 2012 - Physicians' Care Clinic, Inc. announced today that it has received a $2000.00 CVS Caremark Community Grant. The Community Grants Program was created by CVS Caremark to create greater access to health care services and provide support for the uninsured and underinsured. The support from CVS Caremark will help Physicians' Care Clinic, Inc. (PCC) in their effort to improve healthcare access and diabetes health education for underserved, uninsured adults in DeKalb County.

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Monies will be used to support the reach and capacity of a clinic that serves limited income uninsured adults

DEKALB COUNTY, GA, (May 2012) – The Physicians Care Clinic (PCC) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from R. Howard Dobbs Foundation to support our office relocation and pharmacy renovation at the clinic.

There are several ways the community can provide support for the Physicians' Care Clinic - through volunteering at the clinic, or if unable to volunteer, offer financial support.

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There are several ways to volunteer. Internal Medicine and Family Practice physicians can volunteer at the clinic itself on Wednesday or Thursday evenings. Many physicians come to the clinic once every two to three months, which is sufficient to keep the doors open two evenings per week.

Specialty physicians have offered to see patients in their office on a volunteer basis for a consultation that has been requested by the primary care physician.

Pharmacists, nurses, medical assistants, phlebotomists, and medical receptionists are also needed to volunteer at each clinic.

Download Volunteer Application

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The clinic is under the auspices of the Physicians' Alliance for Community Services, a 501(c)(3) organization within the DeKalb Medical Society.

A tax deductible financial contribution can be made to the clinic to help support the part time staff that administers this program.

You can now make a donation to PCC through the DeKalb Medical Center Foundation. Go to www.dekalbmedical.org/foundation and click on "ways to give" and then on "make a gift." To make sure your gift goes to the PCC you must write "Physician's Care Clinic" in the box listed as "Gift Designation."

You can also donate through "Click and Pledge" by clicking on the button at the top of this page.

For more information on the Physicians' Care Clinic, please feel free to call the clinic administrator, Carole Fortenberry at 404-501-7960 or the Medical Society's Executive Director, Hank Holderfield at 770.271-2798.

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