Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic
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The Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic is a free clinic
in Pontiac
, Michigan
, United States. It provides primary free medical health and dental services to low income uninsured and underinsured families. The Burnstein free clinic faces strong demand due to high unemployment in Michigan.
Volunteers from the Kensington Community Church renovated a building into an operating medical clinic, dental clinic and pharmacy from January 2004 through October 2004.
The clinic opened in October 2004. In 2005, a fire at the clinic forced the clinic to move temporarily to the Grace Centers of Hope church.
The clinic reopened in December 2005. The volunteer medical team sees about 150 - 200 patients and fills 300-400 prescriptions per month. The clinic has four examination rooms, one procedure room, two dental examination rooms with x-ray capabilities, and a pharmacy-laboratory.
Free clinic
A free clinic is a medical facility offering community healthcare on a free or very low-cost basis in countries with marginal or no universal health care. Care is generally provided in these clinics to persons who have lower or limited income and no health insurance, including persons who are not...
in Pontiac
Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac, located within the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, United States. It provides primary free medical health and dental services to low income uninsured and underinsured families. The Burnstein free clinic faces strong demand due to high unemployment in Michigan.
Mission
Quoted from: Burnstein Community Health ClinicOur Mission is to provide primary free medical health care and dental services to low income uninsured and underinsured families of our neighborhood community in a caring compassionate atmosphere regardless of race, religion, or creed.
History
In 1997, doctor Gary Burnstein, a cardiologist, started caring for patients from Grace Centers of Hope, in Pontiac, Michigan. Dr. Burnstein died in September 2003. Another doctor, Michael Yerkey, took up the project of a free clinic.Volunteers from the Kensington Community Church renovated a building into an operating medical clinic, dental clinic and pharmacy from January 2004 through October 2004.
The clinic opened in October 2004. In 2005, a fire at the clinic forced the clinic to move temporarily to the Grace Centers of Hope church.
The clinic reopened in December 2005. The volunteer medical team sees about 150 - 200 patients and fills 300-400 prescriptions per month. The clinic has four examination rooms, one procedure room, two dental examination rooms with x-ray capabilities, and a pharmacy-laboratory.
Services
All of the following services are provided free to all qualifying patients:
- Basic primary care
Primary carePrimary care is the term for the health services by providers who act as the principal point of consultation for patients within a health care system...
.- Patient education
Patient educationPatient education is the process by which health professionals and others impart information to patients that will alter their health behaviors or improve their health status...
.- Disease prevention
Preventive medicinePreventive medicine or preventive care refers to measures taken to prevent diseases, rather than curing them or treating their symptoms...
and screeningScreening (medicine)Screening, in medicine, is a strategy used in a population to detect a disease in individuals without signs or symptoms of that disease. Unlike what generally happens in medicine, screening tests are performed on persons without any clinical sign of disease....
.- Women's health
Women's healthWomen's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, females. Women's health issues include menstruation, contraception, maternal health,...
, including gynecological careGynaecologyGynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
.- Men's health
Men's healthMen's health refers to health issues specific to human male anatomy. These often relate to structures such as male genitalia or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, males....
.- Laboratory
Medical laboratoryA medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient as pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.-Departments:...
testing.- Gynecological
GynaecologyGynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
care.- Help with attaining free medications through the Patient Assistant Program
Partnership for Prescription AssistanceThe Partnership for Prescription Assistance is a United States patient-assistance program clearinghouse that designed to help low-income patients apply for free or reduced-priced prescription drugs.-History:...
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Patient Requirements
- Supply the clinic with most recent financial information (tax return, W-2, or 4506-T).
- Supply the clinic with valid picture ID (drivers license, state ID, prison ID, or green card).
- Be an Oakland County
Oakland County, Michigan-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...
resident.- Fall within the clinic's income guidelines.
- Be uninsured.
Fund Raising
The clinic receives no government, state or local funding. Therefore financial support is based solely on community donations, corporate and charitable grants, private donations, and public fund-raising events.Events
- Golf Outing.
- Esteemed Women of Michigan Luncheon.
- In the Eat of the Night.