VANCOUVER – The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington has received a $7,000 grant from the Portland-based ESCO Foundation. The grant will partially fund X-ray and ultrasound services for about 140 of the clinic’s low-income, uninsured patients, according to a news release.
Images are read by community radiologists, who work with the Free Clinic in providing patient care. Providers use the images to diagnose conditions ranging from arthritis to lung cancer and prescribe appropriate courses of treatment.
Getting an X-ray and receiving needed care often means that patients can remain at or return to work. It helps them preserve their livelihood and be healthy, productive participants in the community.
“Imaging reassures our patients,” said Dr. Stephen Ebner, an orthopedic specialist who volunteers regularly at the Free Clinic. “Knowledge is powerful. It can relieve worry for people who already face plenty of life challenges.”
