Volunteers provide over $500,000 of in-kind free medical care
each year and oversee almost 7,000 patient visits. Women of
Means relies on private donations and grants to help pay for
the medical supplies and ancillary services that complement
the free care.
To provide full clinical and administrative support for
each doctor, Women of Means hires part-time nurse case managers
and sends them to the busiest shelter sites in Boston. The
nurses provide basic outreach and care coordination, patient
education, follow-up when doctors are unavailable, and help
direct patients to referral physicians and primary care providers.
Expenses also include recruiting, training and supervising
the doctors, and stocking the shelters with the medical supplies
and over-the-counter medicines that ensure a successful health
outcome. |
