December

The Mountain Home Christian Clinic is a group of volunteers who have come together to work as a team to provide charitable health care to those members of our community who for various reasons cannot afford care by the established system. They are advocates for persons in need.

The clinic's purpose is to provide medical care and support to persons who cannot obtain these services in other ways. For this reason they do not see persons who have Medicaid, Medicare or private insurance. Federal poverty guidelines are used to screen for need.

Professional volunteers provide medical care. Lay volunteers provide ancillary services as well. There are now approximately 425 active volunteers who are members of over 75 different Christian congregations. Services include: complete pharmacy services; primary medical care; optometry and eye glasses; physical, respiratory and occupational therapy; diabetes management; nutritional counseling; spiritual counseling; social work referrals; prescription refills; resource referrals; medical lab and x-ray services; emergency dental care; and medication assistance for clinic patients.