Letter to the Editor: Serving the area
Bedford Bulletin
Thursday, March 12, 2008The Free Clinic of Central Virginia is an established non-profit agency serving the uninsured and underinsured low-income residents of the cities of Lynchburg and Bedford and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell. It works in a partnership with the Bedford Christian Free Clinic in the City of Bedford. We are very proud to serve the counties and city of Bedford although we are physically located in the city of Lynchburg. We have provided and are currently providing medical, dental, and pharmaceutical services to hundreds of Bedford residents. We are also supported financially with donations from many residents, churches, and businesses in Bedford. We receive annual grants from the Bedford Community Health Foundation to help us provide services to Bedford residents. I have personally spoken to and am available to speak to the Forest Rotary, Forest Presbyterian Church, and several other Bedford organizations about the clinic. The groups I have spoken to have also supported us with donations.
Specifically, we take direct referral from Bedford Christian Free Clinic, Bedford Christian Ministries, and the Bedford Social Services Office for dental patients. We operate a satellite MedsHelp medication assistance program within the Bedford Christian Free Clinic. Finally, we accept patients for medical specialty clinics as referrals from the general clinics at BCFC.
We are a part of the Bedford/Central Virginia Community! Thanks to the people of Bedford for their support and/or the opportunity to serve them.
Robert "Bob" Barlow, executive director
Free Clinic of Central Virginia, Inc.
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