Community Clinic Network In 2016, Wellstar 4-1 Care was created to increase access to care and the capacity of partnering community clinics by providing reduced-cost outpatient medical services. Evolution of Wellstar 4-1 Care to the Community Clinic Network: The Community Clinic Network evolved to advance Wellstar’s ability to support community access to care and social support services. As Wellstar’s geographical footprint has expanded, Wellstar is also committed to forging new partnerships with community clinics (i.e., Community Safety-Net Clinics, Community Health Centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers) to more collectively achieve optimal outcomes for more medically underserved and uninsured residents. Wellstar’s reach into critical communities is continuing to grow (Figure 4) . PICKENS
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Current: A Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb B CareLink of Northwest Georgia C The Care Place of Douglasville D Rock Springs of Griffin E Someone Cares of Atlanta (new partner) Pending: F Troup Cares of West Georgia MCDUFFIE
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$ 12 million + in relief from medical charges obtained for more than 6,000 Community Clinic Network patients between 2022 and 2023.
6,672 Community Clinic Network patients served from 2022 to 2023.
SUCCESS STORY: With support from Wellstar Foundation, CareLink of Northwest Georgia received a $150,000 donation to provide stipends to clinical providers to serve uninsured and underinsured residents in Paulding and surrounding counties.
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13 | RESPONSE TO 2022 CHNA - THREE YEARS LATER
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