ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A local health clinic is preparing for an expected surge in patients as federal Medicaid and Medicare cuts loom in the coming weeks.
The South Wedge Neighborhood Center provides health care to the uninsured and underinsured in Rochester. Executive Director Jennifer Searle said the clinic was founded in 1993 to serve people who simply didn’t have access to essential health services.
“We provide health care to the uninsured and underinsured,” Searle said. The center offers primary care, specialty care and mental health services…