WORCESTER EVENING FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

WORCESTER EVENING FREE MEDICAL SERVICE THE WORCESTER EVENING FREE MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM (WEFMSP) PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL SERVICES EVERY MONDAY EVENING FROM 6:00-9:00 PM TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, UNABLE TO AFFORD INSURANCE CO-PAYMENTS OR ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO ACCESS TRADITIONAL HEALTHCARE (TIME TO APPOINTMENT FOR EXAMPLE). IN 2024, WE SAW 1,507 PATIENTS, APPROXIMATELY 31 PATIENTS EACH WEEK. WE ADMINISTERED 513 VACCINES AND TESTED 260 PATIENTS FOR TUBERCULOSIS, 30% OF OUR PATIENTS ARE CHILDREN. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE ROUTINE CHECKUPS, SCHOOL AND WORK PHYSICALS, SICK VISITS, LAB TESTING, VACCINES, EKG'S, ULTRASOUNDS, TB TESTING AND FOUR SPECIALTY CLINICS: EYE CARE, DENTAL SERVICES, DERMATOLOGY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. WE ASSIST ELIGIBLE PATIENTS ENROLL IN MASSACHUSETTS STATE HEALTH INSURANCE (MASSHEALTH) AND WE PROVIDE REFERRALS TO PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY SERVICES. A SISTER CLINIC THROUGH WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PROVIDES EYE EXAMS AND PRESCRIPTION GLASSES. STUDENTS FROM THE CHAN SCHOOL OF MEDIC