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Organization converts healthcare landscape By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
CUMMING, Ga. — The first patient at the Forsyth Community Clinic last October came in looking for an eye exam. She got something else. Staff couldn’t provide the exam but convinced her to stay to be processed as a new patient. When she was taken through a preliminary health screening, they found she was on the verge of a medical emergency. Her blood pressure levels were through the roof, and they rushed her to the emergency room to receive care. “It was less about that immediate need and just treating her as a human being and being there with her,” said Evan Shoemake, executive director of the Forsyth Community Clinic (FCC). The first of its kind in Forsyth County, the clinic provides no-cost, non-emergent healthcare to Forsyth County residents ages 18 to 65. Those who qualify for services are uninsured and sit below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The clinic currently sets up shop at The Place, a nonprofit social services organization, and has serviced around five
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The Forsyth Community Clinic medical staff collaborate with one another on the clinic’s opening day Oct. 29 at The Place. patients so far. Patients can receive a number of services, including basic diagnosis and treatment for hypertension, diabetes and cholesterol, eyes, ears and nose exams,
heart and lung exams, Body Mass Index screening, urinalysis and Patient Health Questionnaire depression screenings.
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METRO ATLANTA — Georgia’s single-digit lows on Christmas weekend left many residents scrambling to stay warm and protect their plumbing while fire departments and hardware stores were overwhelmed with high demand. In Roswell, the Fire Department received hundreds of calls during the cold snap, nearly five times as many as usual. On Christmas day alone, the department responded to 142 calls. Roswell Fire Public Information Officer Chad Miller said he was shocked to learn many residents didn’t know to turn off their main water line when dealing with possible frozen pipes. He also said some of people’s solutions to the freezing temperatures were even more dangerous. Miller said a structure fire
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