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May 2008:

Expanded VIM Clinic in Brunswick, Georgia to Open This Year

The Henri C. Woodman Clinic, a member of the Volunteers in Medicine Alliance in Brunswick, GA is just five years old, but the overwhelming need for free health care and the growing number of interested volunteers have quickly outpaced the clinic’s two exam rooms on Hampton Avenue.

Coastal Medical Access Project's (CMAP) Board of Directors and staff are now celebrating that a new building has been secured, and a much larger clinic will open at the corner of Parkwood Avenue and Shrine Road by the end of 2008!

Southeast Georgia Health System, which has been exceptionally generous in providing space for CMAP clinics, purchased the 5,500-square-foot Parkwood building in November and is leasing it back to CMAP for $1 per year.

CMAP will grow from two Brunswick exam rooms to six exam rooms, three dental rooms, two vision screening/exam rooms, MedBank Prescription Assistance Membership Program space, and community education/outreach rooms.

Dental and vision care will be offered for the first time, more general and specialty physicians and nurses will be involved in patient care, and more patients without health insurance will be helped.

Patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease will be able to work comprehensively with CMAP volunteers and staff to develop the skills and knowledge they need to manage their chronic diseases more effectively.

Since signing the lease, CMAP has moved quickly to convert the building to clinical space. Architect Robert Ussery drew up plans for the building, bids were posted and received, and the construction contract was awarded.
The clinic is expected to open in December.