Some quick updates from Samaritan Health Center as they are getting their clinic up and running and working towards their goals of providing high quality, compassionate and efficient care to the underinsured and uninsured in Durham.

Just last week they reached some milestones and firsts:

• They received their official IRS approval of their 501(c)3 Non-Profit status
• They held a full clinic with 13 patients last Thursday evening, many of them “repeat customers” who were following up on intricate problems
• The first ECG was taken and interpreted
• The first use of the new wall mounted otoscopes / opthalmoscopes
• The first use of the new Dinamp auto BP / temperature machine
• The first official hymn-sing with the patients after the clinic was over
• The first time electricity was available in all exam rooms
• The first visit from a kidney specialist, Dr. Pat Pun

This Thursday will be another first for the dental clinic as the nurses will be able to screen the patients before being seen by Dr. Eaker. 

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