Good Samaritan Clinic
The Good Samaritan Clinic (GSC) of Jackson County is an adult, primary care, free clinic located in Sylva, North Carolina. It is volunteer-based, serving:
- persons-in-need between the ages of 18 and 65,
- who do not receive Medicaid, are uninsured,
- with income below 175% of poverty level,
- who do not have access to health care.
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Appointments are required for the weekly “provider clinic.”
“Nurse Clinic” is open Mon-Thurs, 9a – 4p at GSC office (suite #227)
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It is available to those living in Jackson and counties west. As a 501(c)3, not-for-profit organization, GSC is governed by a volunteer board of directors, composed of citizens from communities in Jackson County.
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Financially, the GSC operates with the support of donations, grants, and in-kind services.
Therefore, services are limited by the available resources.
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As a primary care clinic, we offer patient evaluation, diagnostic testing, diagnosis, prescriptions, referral to specialists/therapists/rehabilitation, access/coordination of care for health promotion/disease prevention services, and case management to promote maximum access to other health and social services in area. With the limited number of primary care providers in WNC, appointments are available one evening clinic each week with volunteer physicians and nurse practitioners. However, the GSC office is open four days a week as a nurse clinic, for follow-up questions/care, referrals, medicine refills, patient education, and applications.
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Many Partners
The GSC is fortunate to have strong collaborative relationships with other health and social service agencies in Jackson County. It serves as a healthcare provider for CHAN (Community Health Access Network).
The Jackson County Department of Public Health provides use of clinic space and equipment, basic supplies, and janitorial services.
Westcare Health System covers the costs of laboratory, imaging, and rehabilitation requests from the clinic.
Referrals are made to the Westcare Medication Assistance and GSCRx Patient Assistance Programs to obtain free or low-cost medicines from pharmaceutical companies for eligible patients.
Eastgate Pharmacy provides a voucher system for medications, allowing the clinic to purchase medications at a reduced price.
Some specialty physicians provide free or reduced costs services upon referral.
You should be commended on the good work you do! I wish we had something like this in San Diego. Thank you so much for your community service, it should not go unnoticed.