In early 2022, Maria (name changed for patient confidentiality) was facing a stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma diagnosis – with no way to access or afford health insurance. After having a double mastectomy as an uninsured patient, Maria thankfully found our primary care partner, MASS Clinic, through JaxCareConnect. MASS Clinic sent an oncology referral to […]
WeCareJax was featured on The Balancing Act with Montel Williams! Our organization was chosen as a leader in providing compassionate care and increasing health equity in Duval County. Join us in watching our patients, staff, and board of directors discuss health equity on The Balancing Act™!
It’s not easy to change, even if it’s something that will be beneficial to you. For some of our patients – just like it is for anyone – change is scary, difficult, and completely overwhelming. That’s when Sheika Allen, WeCareJax Community Health Worker, steps in. Sheika guides them through these scary transitions, encourages them to […]
COVID-19 has come with many long-lasting effects; some we know of, some we don’t. With the research and statistics found so far, Mayo Clinic has determined that one of the most devastating effects is possible organ damage of the lungs, heart, kidneys, and brain. To assist these ongoing effects, we have added Long-Haul COVID as […]
Wanting to focus on your health this weekend and don’t know where to find events? Look no further! Scroll through to find events going on this weekend for COVID-19 vaccinations and testing and health webinars and classes. Free COVID-19 Vaccinations August 28th Community Health Outreach – 5126 Timuquana Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32210 9 am – […]
This post was last updated on 8/26/2021 at 11:30 am. Important Note: Per the CDC, COVID-19 vaccines are available for everyone at no cost. Vaccines were paid for with taxpayer dollars and will be given to all people living in the United States, regardless of insurance or immigration status. The COVID-19 vaccination is an important tool to […]
Article by Beth Reese Cravey, The Florida Times-Union JaxCareConnect, a new initiative developed to connect uninsured Jacksonville residents to primary care, has launched a website to build those connections online. The site — jaxcareconnect.org — will use patients’ health care needs and location to match them to primary care providers in a network of free and low-cost health centers. “We have […]
April is National Minority Health Month. This is a time to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minority populations and encourage action through health education, early detection, and control of disease complications. To participate in this discussion, we wanted to highlight some of our patients. Today’s patient story is […]
We’ve reported over the past few months that we have continued to see increased need for care for patients with a diagnosis of cancer. Now that 2020 has closed, we can report some challenging trends. In all, 70% more patients with a diagnosis of cancer presented for care in 2020 over 2019. As the graphic shows, […]
Our WeCareJax patient, Wiley, has been receiving specialty care physical therapy sessions through our network of volunteer providers at St. Vincent’s. While Wiley had been doing his regular physical therapy sessions, his condition wasn’t showing any improvement. It wasn’t until we learned that Wiley was without a home and sleeping on friend’s couches, that we […]