Seager Memorial Clinic hosting the 3rd Annual Health Screening Day in November 2022. These are the current free services that we offer: • General medical care for chronic and urgent concerns, three times a week • Diabetes clinics, weekly • Dental clinics, weekly (extractions, fillings, and partial dentures) • Mental health medication clinics, monthly • Adult and pediatric eye clinics, monthly (diabetic eye exams, custom prescription eyeglasses, and other general ophthalmologic care) • Comprehensive lab work • A variety of immunizations • Case management If a patient has a need we cannot meet in the clinic, such as advanced diagnostic testing or higher-level specialty medical care, we are able to refer patients for free or discounted services through our partnerships with Intermountain Health and Midtown Community Health Center. We use a paper charting system with simple SOAP notes, and volunteers can begin as soon as they’ve completed some brief intake paperwork and an initial training/orientation session. Volunteer physicians must carry an active or retired license and are protected from malpractice claims under the Utah Health Care Providers’ Immunity from Liability Act, which states that volunteer medical professionals providing charity care are not liable in a medical malpractice action except in cases of gross negligence (Utah Code 58-13-3). Our very exciting news is that, in December 2021, we purchased a building to serve as the new home for Seager Memorial Clinic in downtown Ogden. We have completed detailed architectural plans for renovation, hired a builder captain, and anticipate starting renovations in the next few weeks. This new building is 10 times larger than our current space and will enable us to provide our free services to a tremendously higher number of patients needing help. We also plan to expand our hours, add dental cleanings, offer community education classes, and begin providing free mental health counseling once our new space is complete. We were fortunate to secure a large block of funding from the Utah State Legislature in this 2023 legislative session to help fund these renovations and are launching a Capital Campaign to complete the necessary final fundraising. I am honored to volunteer at and to help run Seager Memorial Clinic. Most of our patients are homeless, low-income, just exiting jail, or otherwise down on their luck. Around 50% of our patients are uninsured. A sobering 40% of our patients have no household income, and another 25% live on under $1,000 per month. As one of our volunteer physicians said: “The Seager Clinic has provided hope for the hopeless, care for the uncared for, and the human touch for the untouchable. What an opportunity for those with no needs to interact with those with endless needs.” If you have been looking for a meaningful way to use your skills to provide immediate, tangible service to people living in crisis, please consider volunteering as a physician at Seager Memorial Clinic. Our greatest need is for primary care physicians, but our volunteer physicians come from all specialties, and we can put any skill set to use. If time or distance preclude you from volunteering, but you would still like to support Seager Memorial Clinic, please visit seagerclinic.org for ways that you can support our charitable care financially. To sign up as a volunteer, please email me at chelsea@seagerclinic.org! I look forward to sharing this most important work with you! | 26
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