Program areas at Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge
Primary medical care - The primary medical care program promotes and delivers free medical care to uninsured and underinsured individuals who have limited access to basic health care services. In 2020, medical services were offered to 1290 patients with a total of 4910 office visits/telehealth visits at two locations (Oak Ridge and Harriman). To provide these services, FMC employs 11 staff members and also utilizes extensive medical and administrative support from community volunteers.Due to COVID-19, the Free Medical Clinic offices moved nearly exclusively to telehealth visits from March through December 2020. Efforts began in 2020 to launch a new clinic in Briceville, TN to better serve the northern portion of Anderson County.