The FernCare Free Clinic Board of Directors is working to set up a free medical, dental and mental health clinic for the citizens of Ferndale, Hazel Park and surrounding communities.

The clinic will treat persons from 18 through 64 years of age. It will provide maintenance care of chronic illness, do checkups, diagnose and treat acute day-to-day illness, dispense generic medications, and make specialist referrals including dental care. STDs will be referred to the county health department. The pharmacy will not stock any controlled or psychotropic drugs or narcotics of any sort.

BUT we can’t hope to offer this needed service without volunteers. All free clinics are staffed by people who volunteer. There are state and Federal government legal protections for medical staff that volunteer.

The clinic we envision would probably be open once or twice a week to start - a few hours two times a week.

We would like to put together 4 teams of medical/health care staff……..each team only working one day every four weeks.

We are looking for

• 6 registered nurses,
• 6 Physican Assistants
• 6 nurse practitioners,
• Clinic Manager (the only paid position)
• 3 pharmacists
• 4 dentists who will take our referrals for free care,
• 4 lab techs
• 4 receptionists,
• 4 people experienced with medical office organization,
• 3 medical social workers with experience in community referrals and state paperwork (Medicaid, MI Child, etc.)

If you are interested in volunteering please complete the form listed below and email it to jwillcock@ferncare.org.  You can also mail completed forms to 445 W. Woodruff, Hazel Park, MI  48030.  All clinic volunteers must complete a application. If you have questions about volunteering, please e-mail aheler@ferncare.org.