Since 1993, Medical Outreach Ministries (MOM) has provided over $30 million worth of medical care to our neighbors in need. There are many uninsured persons in our community who fall through the cracks of the healthcare system. Their only access to a physician for even the most common illnesses is often through the local emergency rooms. Through financial and volunteer contributions, Medical Outreach Ministries is able to improve access to medical care for these needy members of our community. MOM provides care for over 1,200 patients each year through more than 10,000 patient visits with the consistent support of 80+ on-site volunteers, including RNs, pharmaceutical workers, clerical volunteers, and fifteen amazing doctors, who volunteer their services each week to care for our patients. Along with our in-house doctors, many area physicians donate their specialty services as well. In addition, Baptist Health Systems provide labs free of charge and largely subsidizes diagnostic tests to enable us to provide comprehensive health care beyond our primary setting. Because most of our patients cannot afford the cost of buying their own prescriptions, our drug assistance program is equally vital – typically providing $150,000 in free medications monthly. Drugs are donated through the patient assistance programs of major pharmaceutical companies such as Johnson and Johnson, Merck, and Eli Lilly, and MOM also purchases many additional medications. In some cases, we accept medication donations from the public provided they are unopened and unused and are not expired. Thanks to the help of all our supporters, MOM is able to offer our patients a medical home and provide healing hope for the uninsured.
