Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 18 · column 1 of 5 · from the scan, no model involved
CliNic
From Page 5 filled. The volunteers have served more than 1,500 patients since the clinic's opening.
"I think we're picking up a lot of patients who fall through the gaps," Mrs. Miller said. These patients have recently lost their jobs or have been transferred, and have not yet re-established themselves, she said.
The clinic is designed to serve the working poor, according to Beth Turner, Free Clinic Board president. There is no stigma attached to the clinic, partially because patients see the same doctors as paying patients in the community, she said. H
"They are proud that they are working,” she said. "They are proud people who are self-reliant."
Jerome Johnson, a Free Clinic patient who lives in Warrenton, said he has been out of work due to severe back pain for one year. He has been to the clinic two times this year to treat his back pain.
"I don't have the money to go to the doctor," he said. "I don't have any money at all."
Another patient also said health problems have kept her from working. Virginia Carter has visited the clinic about five times to fill drug prescriptions that treat diabetes and the heart. Ms. Carter said, "I couldn't afford my diabetes medicine. Here I can."
The clinic requests, but does not require, a donation of two dollars per drug prescription, Mrs. Flikeid said. Many medications are donated by physicians and pharmaceutical companies.
Still, Mrs. Flikeid said medication is the clinic's most costly expense. She estimated
93.9%