April/May 2021 Newsletter

The Moderna Vaccine

The Health and Hope Clinic has successfully completed second dose shots of the Moderna Vaccine locally for our community partners, onsite at Teen Challenge and the Charis House.

Do you need a ride to the clinic for your vaccination?

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal--UBER and LYFT will provide free rides to individuals who request a ride to their appointment!

Read the Article on Free Rides for the Vaccination HERE

Health and Hope Clinic Joins in the Race to Vaccinate our Community

The Health and Hope Clinic began vaccinating the community locally in February, and we have been holding vaccination clinics every Thursday at 2:00 PM by appointment only--with the goal of offering the Moderna Vaccination to all patients, volunteers, and anyone in the community.

The Health and Hope Clinic is holding an online virtual fundraiser!

Here's a quick way YOU can help the clinic... Check out the information below.

Narcan Saves Lives in our Community--Health and Hope Clinic Gives Narcan to Citizens FREE

On May 5 at Pensacola Little Theatre Health and Hope Clinic updated IMPACT 100 Membership on the completed 2019-2020 NARCAN grant. The clinic has given out more than 1000 NARCAN doses since the beginning of 2020. Health and Hope clinic has had more than 45 reported uses of NARCAN by citizens--which translates to the saving of 45 lives from an opioid overdose locally..and this is only what has been reported back to us.

NARCAN, otherwise know as Naloxone, is an emergency medicine nasal spay that prevents overdose death from prescription painkillers, heroin, and fentanyl. We continue to provide NARCAN for our community partners (Gulf Coast Kid's House, College Campus Police, The Secret Place, etc.) and individuals in the community.

Learn more obout NARCAN and how you can save a life by clicking here!

Congratulations to Preceptor-of-the Year Award Recipient Sara Davy!

The Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and the Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health honored Sara Davy as the recipient of the 2020-2021 Preceptor-of-the-Year award. She was recognized with this honor during the virtual Oath and Awards Ceremony on April 22, 2021 at 6:00 PM. Congratulations, Sara!

Health and Hope Clinic Continues to Grow!

--The monetary value of the visits provided by our clinic in April of this year is estimated to be $92,814.19-at no cost to our patients!

Medical Visits More than Double at Health and Hope Clinic Year over Year

In April of 2020 we admitted 19 new patients and conducted 579 medical and dental visits and recertified 21 of our patients for another year of services.

In April of 2021--however--we admitted 74 new patients and provided 1,240 medical and dental visits ane re-certified 83 current patients for another year of services.

Dental Highlights from the Clinic for April/May: Full Speed Ahead!

In 2020 our clinic averaged 15 dental procedures per week. Due to our vigorous recruitment efforts and the results of onboarding with a total now of 10 dentists--we have now doubled the number of dental visits we provide to more than 30 weekly! Additionally-for the first time ever at HHC- we're now providing root canals for our patients at a provider's office on Davis Hwy. (Thanks Dr. Todd!)

Volunteer "Encouragers" Wanted!

The most important part of what we do at Health and Hope Clinic is encourage patients spiritually. Although we provide 1st rate medical and dental care-the spiritual side of what we do here is even MORE important. We do this with prayer, and we are always looking for folks who will volunteer to assist us in this endeavor.

Visit our website by clicking HERE to learn how you can volunteer at our clinic

Encouragers:

---Offer encouragment

---Love on our patients

---Offer Prayer

The fruit of this work is that we have had five salvations since March--directly attributed to the work of our fantastic and wonderful encouragers!

Mental Health Services: In HIGH Demand at the Clinic

We have prevented four patients from taking their own lives in the month of April alone--largely due to having our own in-house, specialist Maxine Marretta, APRN. She is really helping our patients, along with Olive Counseling Center and Faith and Hope Counseling center. These services are provided free of cost for our patients

Thanks to community partner Hillcrest Baptist Church and Michelle Casey (center, above) for donating medical supplies from their donation closet.

Kelly Murray, RN is our Volunteer of the Month for April/May!

Kelly Murray is a ROCK STAR at the Health and Hope Clinic! She really stepped up when our Clinic Manager, Carol Cox had a medical emergency and was out for 2 weeks. Kelly has agreed to continue helping, and has taken on the scheduling of nurses at the clinic. Here is our interview with Kelly, by Will Philips:

How did you start volunteering at the Health & Hope Clinic?

After several calls to many volunteer areas in Pensacola, I started work at the Humane Society last September! It was very rewarding but after personally adopting a dog and cat, I knew I needed to help humans or my home would fill up with furry friends. A friend mentioned Health and Hope for which I researched and I knew I had to try.

What department do you work in at the clinic, and what makes your work meaningful to you?

I work in the clinical area as an RN assisting primary care providers. The appreciation that the patients express is my reward and knowing that I can make a difference in one person’s day by showing compassion.

What skills have you learned from working with the clinic?

Patience, teamwork, listening

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

The beach, reading, bike riding.

Thank you Kelly for being our featured Volunteer of the Month!

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