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Sister Maura Brannick Health Center : ウィキペディア英語版 | Sister Maura Brannick Health Center
The Sister Maura Brannick Health Center is a primary care clinic located in South Bend, Indiana that is dedicated to the medically under-served of St. Joseph County. Also known as the Chapin Street Clinic, the Health Center provides health care to those who do not have access to Medicare or Medicaid and cannot afford private health insurance. The Health Center employs one physician, three nurses, and two medical receptionists to serve approximately 1,200 patients. The Health Center is unique among indigent clinics in that it relies largely on the assistance of around 40 volunteer physicians and around 50 student and community volunteers to meet the needs of its patients. == History == The Health Center was founded in 1986 by Sister Maura Brannick, CSC. A Holy Cross Sister and a nurse, Sister Maura wanted to provide basic medical care to the needy residents of South Bend who had very little access to the city's medical services. Sister's vision was to staff a small clinic with nurses and to recruit one or two physicians to accept referrals for the sickest patients. Once word about Sister's idea spread, the response from physicians was much greater than she had hoped for. By its third month of operation, 12 physicians were volunteering their time at the small clinic and within a year plans were underway to move the clinic from the two car garage it had occupied and into a larger facility on Chapin Street. After moving to the new facility in 1989, both the number of patients and the number of volunteers grew until, in 1997, it was decided to build a new building to house the Health Center. When building the new facility, Sister Maura and the rest of the Clinic staff wanted the new Center to serve as a community center and not simply a Clinic. As a result, the Health Center also features a community meeting room, a food pantry, an exercise room, and a dental clinic in addition to its medical offerings. The Health Center moved into its new and current home in 1998.
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