- Basic Primary Medical Care
- Chronic Disease Management
- Access to basic lab and imaging services for eligible patients
- Health Education
- Spiritual Care & Prayer
Who Does the Clinic Serve?
Anyone without health insurance is welcome to receive primary care services at the Cathedral Free Clinic. Currently, there are thousands of persons in Saginaw County who do not have health insurance. In the spirit of Christ, Cathedral Free Clinic is open to meet their primary medical care needs. People who are uninsured or underinsured are welcome to come to the Cathedral Free Clinic for basic primary medical care.
At this time, people with commercial insurance, Medicaid and/or Medicare are not eligible for free medical services at the Cathedral Free Clinic.
All people are welcome to come to the clinic chapel to receive spiritual care offered by onsite volunteers whenever the clinic is open and seeing patients.
MEDICAL CLINIC ELIGIBILITY:
- Patients must be uninsured or unable to access local healthcare services due to insurance status
- Individuals or families living at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, adjusted annually based on family size, are eligible to receive free medical care at Cathedral Free Clinic.
- Patients who are established with a local primary care provider should not seek services at the Cathedral Free Clinic.
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CLINIC SERVICES:
- Children who have insurance or are eligible for Medicaid
- Individuals with Medicaid, Medicare, or Veteran’s Assistance coverage.
- Individuals suffering from work-related injuries involving Workman’s Compensation.
- Individuals seeking controlled substances or weight loss medication
- Cathedral Free Clinic does not prescribe controlled pain medications
- Individuals seeking work physicals / DOT physicals
- Anyone with a medical emergency should seek care at a local hospital.
- Cathedral Free Clinic is not equipped to deal with medical emergencies.
- The clinic may provide short-term medical assistance to patients awaiting approval for Medicaid, Medicare or other governmental assistance.
What are the costs of care?
All services provided by Cathedral Free Clinic are given free of charge. Nobody will be turned away because of their inability to pay. Cathedral Free Clinic does not bill for any services rendered onsite.
