LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — A Lexington nonprofit is providing free, medically necessary outpatient surgeries to uninsured patients — and demand for the program continues to grow.
Surgery on Sunday offers free outpatient procedures to uninsured Kentuckians who cannot afford the cost of care. According to the CDC, 28 million Americans did not have health insurance last year.
The idea for Surgery on Sunday came to founder Dr. Andy Moore through experiences he shared with his father’s practice — witnessing firsthand the patients who needed care but could not cover the cost…