Brock Hughes - 25 Years

Grants/Tax Credits

BROCK HUGHES CLINIC RECEIVES $100,600 GRANT FROM SENTARA AND OPTIMA 2019 Brock Hughes Medical Center has received a grant of $110,600 from Sentara Healthcare and Optima Health in support of patient care and outreach efforts for patients with Medicaid. These funds were provided to the Virginia Association of Free and Charita ble Clinics, and then distributed through a competitive grant process to the state’s free clinics that are expanding their eligibility to include those persons who have Medicaid. Brock Hughes Clinic was among those free clinics selected for funding. While the January 2019 expansion of Medicaid in the state of Virginia means more healthcare for more people, it also presents free clinics with new challenges and opportunities within the shifting healthcare landscape. In order to best meet the needs of patients within the Wythe-Bland community, the leadership of Brock Hughes Clinic determined that they would evolve their operations in order to become a “hybrid” clinic—in other words, accepting Medicaid-enrolled patients and those patients who continue to be uninsured. In total, Sentara Healthcare and Optima Health donated $5.5 million to four statewide non-profit organizations supporting com munity health clinics and food banks across the Commonwealth of Virginia, for those organizations to distribute to their members. The grants will support needs stemming from Medicaid expansion and address social determinants affecting the health and well-being of low-income Virginians, including access to care, behavioral health, opioid addiction and food insecurity. Recipient or ganizations are the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, Virginia Community Healthcare Association, Virginia Health Care Foundation and the Federation of Virginia Food Banks. With this funding to the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, Sentara Healthcare and Optima Health have shown their commitment to the state’s free clinics and patients at this critical junction as they work to turn the new policy into practice.

Brock Hughes Clinic is located at 450 West Monroe Street in downtown Wytheville. Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closing daily for lunch from 1-2 p.m.

The clinic has historically served people who lack health insurance. However, as of January 1, 2019, the Clinic is also serving those with Medicaid coverage. The Clinic is now accepting new patients of all ages, including those with insurance, those who may become insured through Medicaid, and those who remain uninsured. Consistent with the mission of the Clinic, no one is turned away due to an inability to pay or a lack of health insurance. Phone the Clinic at 276-223-0558 for more information or to make an appointment. 82