By Brenna KellerNKyTribune associate editor
Faith Community Clinic will begin seeing patients soon. The free health clinic in Newport is part of Faith Community Health Network, the nonprofit that also operates Faith Community Pharmacy. On Thursday evening, volunteers, donors, and other supporters were invited to an open house at the new clinic.
Faith Community Clinic and Faith Community Pharmacy are located in Watertower Square, a historic office building in Newport. Both the clinic and pharmacy provide free services to uninsured patients.
This will be the first full-time free health clinic in Northern Kentucky. Patients will be able to receive care and prescriptions for chronic health conditions. Many uninsured patients rely on hospital emergency rooms for this kind of care. Access to a free clinic and pharmacy can reduce strain on emergency rooms…