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Bitten by a dog, Tom didn’t immediately seek medical attention because he didn’t have the insurance to cover the expenses that come with a visit.
Tom, whose name has been changed for confidentiality reasons, didn’t know about the Summit Community Care Clinic, which helps provide medical care for low-income people who are uninsured or underinsured.
A few days later, Tom found out about the clinic and went in with his hand swollen and horribly infected. He was treated, but the cost had risen from $8 to nearly $10,000, which the clinic helped offset.
The community-care clinic is one of many organizations that will benefit from the large-scale community fundraiser, Summit County Cares, this holiday season.
“People shouldn’t have to make a choice between antibiotic for a strep throat or buying groceries for the family,” said Sarah Vaine, executive director of the clinic. “With the economy, it is difficult for some families to live in an expensive community, and they are having to make these choices. We are part of this effort to raise money for basic needs for people in the community who are struggling.”
Members from each of the Summit County media organizations — including Krystal 93, NRC Broadcasting, RSN, SCTV, Comcast and the Summit Daily News — in conjunction with The Summit Foundation and local non-profit organizations have joined forces to help address basic-needs assistance for Summit County residents.
The campaign is running through Dec. 31 throughout Summit County. The goal is to raise $125,000 to assist residents in financial crises. This will give the community much-needed aid for emergency food, rent assistance, utility assistance, health care and clothing.
The SCCC is helping to make sure families are able to stay healthy and still have enough money for food and rent during the holiday season.
“Our clinic is a safety-net clinic for people who are lower-income ... so we provide a whole range of medical services,” Vaine said. “We provide primary and preventative health care ... We provide help for people with some sort of chronic disease. We provide mental-health care and we provide dental-health care.”
The clinic subsidizes the costs of medical treatment for its patients.
“We have some patients who may pay $20 for their visit, and the cost to the clinic is more likely $100 to $150,” Vaine said. “For the clinic to be able to provide dental, health and mental service at cost ... we really rely heavily on donations from the community.”
Without the clinic many Summit County residents would go without any sort of health-care provider. The majority of the clinic’s patients are residents who have one or two jobs, but their employer don’t provide health insurance or they opt not to take it because it is too expensive, Vaine said.
“If you go into a private provider and your hand has been bitten by a dog ... it costs hundreds of dollars to see that provider and go through the tests,” she said. “The care clinic truly keeps things at a place where people can afford it.”
Tom, whose name has been changed for confidentiality reasons, didn’t know about the Summit Community Care Clinic, which helps provide medical care for low-income people who are uninsured or underinsured.
A few days later, Tom found out about the clinic and went in with his hand swollen and horribly infected. He was treated, but the cost had risen from $8 to nearly $10,000, which the clinic helped offset.
The community-care clinic is one of many organizations that will benefit from the large-scale community fundraiser, Summit County Cares, this holiday season.
“People shouldn’t have to make a choice between antibiotic for a strep throat or buying groceries for the family,” said Sarah Vaine, executive director of the clinic. “With the economy, it is difficult for some families to live in an expensive community, and they are having to make these choices. We are part of this effort to raise money for basic needs for people in the community who are struggling.”
Members from each of the Summit County media organizations — including Krystal 93, NRC Broadcasting, RSN, SCTV, Comcast and the Summit Daily News — in conjunction with The Summit Foundation and local non-profit organizations have joined forces to help address basic-needs assistance for Summit County residents.
The campaign is running through Dec. 31 throughout Summit County. The goal is to raise $125,000 to assist residents in financial crises. This will give the community much-needed aid for emergency food, rent assistance, utility assistance, health care and clothing.
The SCCC is helping to make sure families are able to stay healthy and still have enough money for food and rent during the holiday season.
“Our clinic is a safety-net clinic for people who are lower-income ... so we provide a whole range of medical services,” Vaine said. “We provide primary and preventative health care ... We provide help for people with some sort of chronic disease. We provide mental-health care and we provide dental-health care.”
The clinic subsidizes the costs of medical treatment for its patients.
“We have some patients who may pay $20 for their visit, and the cost to the clinic is more likely $100 to $150,” Vaine said. “For the clinic to be able to provide dental, health and mental service at cost ... we really rely heavily on donations from the community.”
Without the clinic many Summit County residents would go without any sort of health-care provider. The majority of the clinic’s patients are residents who have one or two jobs, but their employer don’t provide health insurance or they opt not to take it because it is too expensive, Vaine said.
“If you go into a private provider and your hand has been bitten by a dog ... it costs hundreds of dollars to see that provider and go through the tests,” she said. “The care clinic truly keeps things at a place where people can afford it.”
