COWETA SAMARITAN CLINIC INC
P O BOX 963, NEWNAN, GA 30264 www.cowetasamaritanclinic.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CLINIC PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO RESIDENTS OF COWETA COUNTY, AGES 19 AND OLDER, WHO HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE AND WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL PROVERTY LEVEL.

2019 WAS THE CLINICS EIGHTH FULL YEAR OF OPERATION. DURING THE YEAR THE CLINIC HAD 2,957 PATIENT VISITS. AT YEAR END THE CLINICS PATIENT BASE WAS 2,636 INDIVIDUALS, ROUGHLY 462 OF WHOM ARE ACTIVE. VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS, A NURSE PRACTITIONER AND A PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE TO CLINIC PATIENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM HAVE ONE OR MORE CHRONIC DISEASES. THE CLINICS TOP DIAGNOSES ARE HYPERTENSION, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, DIABETES, DEPRESSION, OBESITY AND BREATHING DISORDERS.IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECT PATIENT CARE, THE CLINIC ASSISTS PATIENTS IN SECURING EXPENSIVE MEDICATIONS AND INSULIN AT NO CHARGE THROUGH THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE MAJOR DRUG COMPANIES; AND NUTRITIONISTS HELP PATIENTS WITH DIET INFORMATION. VOLUNTEER DENTISTS PROVIDE BASIC RESTORATIVE DENTAL CARE THREE EVENINGS A MONTH AT AN OFFSITE LOCATION. A COMMUNITY CASE MANAGER MEETS WITH NEW PATIENTS TO HELP ADDRESS SOCIOECONOMIC NEEDS.

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