OASIS FREE CLINICS recently received a $3,000 check from Norway Savings Bank to support its services. From left, are Mary Lou Ciolfi, president of Oasis board of directors; Dr. Richard Corbin, Oasis medical director; Lennie Burke, vice president and branch manager Norway Savings Bank; and Patricia Weigel, president and CEO of Norway Savings Bank.
With reductions to state health care funding, approximately 40,000 low-income single adults have been left without a public assistance health care option. That’s where Oasis Free Clinics comes in, helping provide primary care services for low-income and uninsured residents of southern Mid- Coast Maine.
“We are proud to support Oasis’ continuing efforts to provide free health and dental services to those who need it most,” said Patricia Weigel, president and chief executive officer of Norway Savings Bank, in a prepared statement.
Services provided
Oasis Free Clinics provides free health and dental care, as well as prescription assistance, for uninsured adults that have a household income equal to or less than 175 percent of the federal poverty level. The organization employs a very small staff to manage the daily operations and relies on donated services from a network of 200 medical providers and community member volunteers to administer medical and dental care services. Patient visits to Oasis have increased from 1,500 visits in 2010 to 4,400 visits in 2013.
Oasis funding
Oasis is completely funded by local hospitals, churches and municipalities, the United Way, individual and corporate donations and charitable foundation grants.
“The increasing need for free medical and dental care and prescription assistance makes funding from community partners like Norway Savings Bank critical to the sustainability of the Oasis programs,” said Mary Lou Ciolfi, president of the Oasis Free Clinics’ board of directors, in a prepared statement.
For more information about Oasis Free Clinics, visit oasishealthnetwork.org; for information about Norway Savings Bank, visit www.norwaysavingsbank.com.
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