Beaver Dam has done it, and so can other communities, according to the State Medical Society of Wisconsin's Doctor Mike Augustson. Doctor Augustson consulted the local clergy and together they created a clinic for the uninsured, using free space at a local church. I felt that as a person of faith, I needed to do something actively to work on that issue. Doctor Augustson, a family practice physician, says involving the church in health care is a natural because churches are committed to serving the poor. The Beaver Dam Church Clinic serves about 40 patients per month, with the help of about 80 volunteers.
More information is available at churchclinic.org.
With the State Medical Society's On-Air Health Care report, I'm Steve Busalacchi.