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“The Clemson area proudly provides a
high quality healthcare experience
from pediatrics to primary health to senior
care, including a safety net of community
based options for the underserved.”
– Anthony Kelly, Outreach Director,
Foothills Community Health Care
Clemson Free Clinic

AnMed Health and Prisma Health-Oconee
played a critical role in the founding of The Clemson Free Clinic is open three Foothills Community Health Care
the Clemson Free Clinic more than 15 hours every Wednesday evening to care Foothills Community Health Care is a Gastroenterology Associates
years ago. Today, physicians from AnMed for medically underserved patients from Federally Qualified Health Center with three
Health Clemson and Prisma Health, along Clemson, Central, Six Mile, and Pendleton. locations: Clemson, Easley, and Anderson. As Gastroenterology Associates
with many other volunteers, are crucial to The clinic sees patients up to age 65 who are a patient-centered medical home, Foothills Gastroenterology Associates is the largest
the Free Clinic’s ability to meet the needs not covered by Medicaid, Medicare or other offers primary and preventative care for and most experienced gastroenterology
of the community. health insurance. Patients’ total household those with no insurance, fully insured, or practice in South Carolina, offering five
income must be less than 200 percent of the who receive Medicaid or Medicare. office locations and three endoscopy
“We have a close connection to AnMed federal poverty level. centers. The Clemson facility recently added
an Ambulatory Surgical Center, giving
Health and Prisma,” said Sandy Smith, In addition to providing medical care, Services offered: family medicine, internal residents easy and convenient access to
executive director of the Free Clinic. “We the Free Clinic also offers fresh produce medicine, behavioral health, pharmacy, endoscopic procedures. It is the practice’s
could not operate without the professional and nutrition counseling to diabetic and laboratory services, immunizations, women's goal to provide patients with high quality
services both organizations and their hypertensive patients twice a month health, sport physicals, family planning, well medical care while providing the latest
physicians provide.” through its Produce Rx program. and sick child visits, and a new mobile clinic. diagnostic testing and treatment.

Foothills Community Health Care

For other medical services in the Clemson Area, please see the online business directory
at ClemsonAreaChamber.org. Click Membership and select Member Directory.
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