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MISSISSIPPI

FREE CLINIC

ASSOCIATION

OUR MISSION

Provides free primary care to uninsured/under-insured people of Mississippi in a setting where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. To serve as an advocate and voice of member Free Clinics and the populations they serve.

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OUR  VISION

A collaborative network to improve access to health care for uninsured people of Mississippi.

Our Core Values

  • We believe that inability to pay should not prevent people from receiving quality health care.

  • We believe that community-based planning governance and collaboration are critical.

  • We believe that significant health care “capacity” can be realized by tapping into the charity and volunteer spirit of the health care community.

  • We believe that good stewardship of resources means obtaining donated equipment, supplies, and services wherever possible, and utilizing those resources in a manner of integrity.

  • We believe that all persons deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

OUR OBJECTIVES

  • To provide communities of Mississippi access to free, quality health care.

  • To provide communities guidance, training, and technical assistance to establish new community health care clinics.

  • To increase networking among member clinics.

  • To keep member clinics updated on state and national public policy issues and legislation affecting health care.

  • To collect and disseminate aggregate data and information for the purpose of the development of public policy and legislation which affects the population we serve; thereby giving a stronger voice to that we serve.

  • To encourage high standards of operation for member clinics, professionalism for their staff members, and excellence in their governing bodies.

  • To provide educational opportunities for member clinic staff and board members.

  • To develop and maintain relationships with other public, private, and professional health-related organizations.

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