Planning Council Releases Inventory of Free and Community Clinics

Did you know that…
•Under-and uninsured people in Milwaukee made nearly 219,400 visits in 2008 to area free and community clinics?
•These clinics include 25 medical clinics, 6 family planning clinics, 4 STD and HIV/AIDS clinics, and 8 dental clinics?
•Of the 25 medical clinics, two-thirds are completely free to all users?
•Fourteen of the medical clinics are open ten or fewer hours per week?

All this information and more can be found in the “Inventory of Free and Community Clinics Providing Medical and Dental Services in Milwaukee County”. This comprehensive inventory identifies gaps in the delivery system so that plans and strategies can be developed for adding capacity for under-and uninsured residents of Milwaukee County over the next five years.

To view the inventory, visit our website at www.planningcouncil.org, and click on “Inventory of Free and Community Clinics Providing Medical and Dental Services in Milwaukee County”. To learn more about Milwaukee’s Free Clinic Collaborative, visit http://www.breadofhealingclinic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=59. For more information about the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership, click on the following link: http://www.froedtert.com/pdf/MilwaukeeHealthCarePartnership.pdf.

Please note that the information in the inventory is current as of October of 2009. The Madre Angela Dental Clinic is now called St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Dental Clinic and is located at 1730 S. 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204. Some of the clinic’s policies and services have changed. For more information, call the clinic at 414-383-3220.