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Press release. I didn’t see wide coverage of this announcement:
Three Streams Family Health Center and the WNC/Buncombe County Medical Society (WNC/BCMS) are pleased to announce the official opening of the Access 4 All Clinic. Three Streams is located at 1710 Old Haywood Road in Asheville.
Uninsured Buncombe County residents can now be seen during additional, non-traditional hours for primary care and minor urgent care needs at the new Access 4 All Clinic. Open late Tuesday evenings, and all day Friday and Saturday, organizers anticipate that the expanded hours of the Access 4 All Clinic will allow more opportunities for uninsured people to get the care they need.
Patients may make appointments for these new hours or walk in on a first come, first served basis for a limited minor urgent care visit. Though the clinic is not free, fees are being kept low to allow low income residents of Buncombe County to be seen. Patients are encouraged to call ahead to find out the financial requirements and “proof of income” documents needed.
Based on medical need and other requirements, patients may also be eligible to participate in WNC/BCMS’ Project Access, a comprehensive, volunteer physician network offering a wide array of healthcare services, such as specialty care, inpatient and outpatient hospital care, physical and/or occupational therapy, radiology, labs, medications, durable medical equipment, complementary alternative medicine, and medical interpreters. Project Access plans to co-locate on a part-time basis an eligibility screener at the Access 4 All Clinic to streamline referrals into Project Access for patients who qualify.
This project is funded by a grant from Mission Health System’s Community Benefit Program. For more information call Geri Spangler at 828-285-9725 or visit the Three Streams website at www.threestreamshealth.org.
