Announcing the opening of the only free health clinic in Clackamas County

It's called The Founders Clinic and it opened last week in Oregon City. For its first month of operation, the clinic is open on Thursday evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. In future months, it will be open more frequently. The Founders Clinic will provide primary medical care for Clackamas County residents who do not have health insurance or access to public healthcare programs and whose income is below 200 percent of the current federal poverty guidelines.

Services provided

Medical volunteers will provide care for routine medical conditions, including chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma and heart disease. Staff stress that this is not an urgent care or emergency facility and they do not see patients for care related to motor vehicle accidents or Workers' Compensation injuries. Veterans will be referred to the V.A. Hospital.

Call for an appointment

Administrative staff at the Clinic will review and approve eligibility documentation before a patient can be seen by medical staff. If you or somebody you know in Clackamas County may qualify for services here, call 503-722-4400 to set up an eligibility screening appointment.

The Founders Clinic is modeled after the experience and success of the national organization, Volunteers in Medicine, a national network of free clinics that started in 1994. They have 85 clinics across the country. Oregon City's clinic is the first one to open in the Portland area.