The Columbus Clinic Host Group, in partnership with Remote Area Medical, will host a free medical, dental and vision clinic providing healthcare services to underserved residents in the Columbus area.
The clinic will be held Saturday and Sunday at East High School, located at 1500 E. Broad St. Organizers said the clinic will offer medical exams, dental cleanings, fillings, extractions, eye exams and prescription glasses at no cost to patients. The clinic is intended to reduce barriers to healthcare for individuals who may be uninsured, underinsured or unable to afford treatment.
“With the services that we provide, we have a lot of things that patients may have been looking for, but they haven’t been able to afford or they haven’t been able to make time to go to the doctor to get their issues addressed,” said Ahalya Pandian, a second-year in biomedical science and vice chair of outreach for the Columbus Clinic Host Group…