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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
Marineide is a 56-year-old single mother of two grown children. She has two beautiful grandchildren with another one on the way. Last November, Marineide discovered a mass in her breast and her children took her to a primary care doctor who ordered a mammogram. It was at that time, Marineide heard the dreaded diagnosis of […]
Joni and her husband, Mitchell, were once successful business owners living in Atlantic Beach. In fact, their business employed several individuals and provided health insurance for them as well. However, after the economic downturn, they were forced to close shop and dissolve the business. Unfortunately, since that time they have taken several hits. Circumstances caused […]