Harvest Free Medical Clinic
Mission Statement
To provide basic health care to those with no resources to pay with the following major goals in mind:
- to glorify God by sharing the love of Christ with all
- to prescribe and dispense 99% generic medicines from our own pharmacy
- to influence physicians to prescribe generic medicines whenever possible; to prescribe non-generics only when generics have failed or when there is no alternative to their use
- to develop strategies for Basic Health Care and thus to establish an appropriate tier of care between current health care for the insured and no or minimal care
- to advocate for the poor; to intercede for those who have no voice or no knowledge about entry into an appropriate health care system
- to have an all volunteer work force so that all resources can be devoted to medical care and medicines
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to offer educational training to medical, pharmacy and nursing students where emphasis is directed to:
- listening to patient
- reliance upon physical exam skills rather than expensive lab tests and x-rays
- utilizing cost effective approaches to health care
- addressing spiritual needs of patients
- highlighting the physician-as-servant model
