The Northeast Florida Chapter of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Affiliates (LSCU) chose healthcare for their uninsured neighbors as their focus for this year’s annual Business Expo and Charity Night – and we couldn’t be more grateful! Even though the pandemic meant changes to their fundraising plans and their celebration, their team didn’t […]
Article by Beth Reese Cravey, The Florida Times-Union Early next year a group of area health care providers will launch a pilot project with two clear goals: connect about 2,000 uninsured Jacksonville residents to primary care and save an estimated $4.4 million in unnecessary emergency room visits by 2024. The Duval Safety Net Collaborative was founded in December 2019 by nonprofit partners […]
Editorial by the Florida Times-Union Editorial Board It’s a well-known fact that uninsured Jacksonville residents use the emergency room too often for primary care services. Unfortunately, Jacksonville has too many uninsured residents. About 1 in 6 adults in Duval County don’t have health insurance. Many of them are low-wage earners. And pandemic, which is causing […]
“Rebecca” (name withheld for confidentiality) was referred from Baptist Beaches in early 2020 with a diagnosis of advanced stomach cancer. After enrolling in the WeCareJax Cancer Care Cohort for uninsured adults, she received surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation from our partner Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center. They provided compassionate care at no cost to Rebecca or […]
For “Beth” (name withheld for confidentiality), her first intake began at the HOPE Van, a medical outreach program through Sulzbacher Clinics that utilizes trained medical outreach specialists to engage individuals who are living on the street. The team discovered her hypertension was so severe she required immediate emergency support. That was two years ago in […]
Robert, who was experiencing homelessness when first referred from Baptist Beaches three years ago, came into our Beaches Health & Wellness program with an A1c at 11.1; his latest result was 5.7! Today he is working and remains housed, thanks to ongoing patient health education, coaching, and support. He is even seeing the specialists at […]
In recognition of National Minority Cancer Awareness Month, this week’s Compassionate Care story stars Marta. Marta immigrated to the US in 1993. She has a home business making crafts for sale, and her husband works in kitchen remodeling. While these endeavors have helped Marta care for and support her family, neither includes access to health […]
“Tom” (name withheld for confidentiality) was uninsured, working part-time in construction as a Stucco Specialist, and he had not had a physical in several years. Though he was uninsured, he, fortunately, found WeCareJax partner Sulzbacher Clinic, and made an appointment to see the physician. During this visit, he learned he was hypertensive and began the […]