Posts by John Wilson

The Northern Neck-Middlesex Free Health Clinic got a double dose of help during 2022 from the College of William & Mary. After a ninth week-long “break-out” visit this spring, students for the first time also used their fall break for community service work at the Clinic. From October 13-16 the 11 students again moved mountains,…

Two college seniors, Omar Jawhar and Liam McMillan, spent a good part of their summer this year volunteering at the Northern Neck – Middlesex, Free Health Clinic (NNMFHC), where they were able to get a comprehensive look at the status and challenges of rural health care. The NNMFHC is the area’s health-care home for low-income…

The Clinic has received a community seed grant from VCU’s Massey Cancer Center to increase awareness of oral cancer for patients served by the Medical Clinic. Grant funding will allow patients to receive free oral cancer screening in the Dental Clinic, addressing Massey’s mission of reducing the state cancer burden for all Virginians through health…

Students from the VCU School of Dentistry, who resumed their Dental Clinic rotations at the NNMFHC early in 2021, have been giving their expertise and more to Clinic patients. During this season of giving their appreciation for those they serve shines especially clear. David Russell (pictured) of the School of Dentistry took note of the…

Virginia’s Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Daniel Carey, MD, visited the Clinic June 15 to hear about the Clinic’s response to Covid-19 during 2020 and its vaccination program at the start of 2021, when vaccines became available. Sec. Carey recognized the Clinic’s involvement early on with the Virginia Department of Health to organize, manage,…

VCU School of Dentistry students, whose rotations were suspended in March of 2020 at the start of the pandemic, resumed in June of 2021, much to the delight of patients and staff. Dr. William Broas, DDS, (standing, third from left) who began working this spring, is overseeing the students three days a week, and on…

The Northern Neck – Middlesex Free Health Clinic (NNMFHC) celebrated its Vaccination Clinic volunteers on Friday, July 16, at the home of Bob and Sandi Sutherland near Kilmarnock. The Sutherlands were two of the 53 volunteers who ran the weekend and weekday vaccine clinics for the community. The NNMFHC, working closely with the Virginia Department…

The Northern Neck-Middlesex Health Clinic is partnering with the Virginia Department of Health Three Rivers Health District to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to clinic patients who are among the most vulnerable members of the community. The vaccination program also is targeting first responders and others in Virginia’s 1A and 1B vaccine categories whose names have been…

“Take what you need, leave what you can.” That’s the message on the new Little Free Pantry that Bill Westbrook built and installed in the Clinic lobby. He also filled the pantry with canned and non-perishable food items, and the Clinic is re-stocking it as needed. The concept took off. Clients began using it right…

The Northern Neck – Middlesex Free Health Clinic is one of 25 free and charitable clinics nationwide to receive a $10,000 grant to cover costs related to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. The funding was awarded by Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization which sought funding proposals from its network…