Free Clinic of Pierce & St. Croix Counties

Mission: 

The Free Clinic of Pierce & St. Croix Counties provides access to primary health care, prescription medication, and preventive health education for the residents of Pierce and St. Croix Counties who have no health care alternative

How the Free Clinic creates a big impact on our communities

• Our patients’ immediate families, enjoy the benefits of a functioning, contributing family member.
• Patients’ employers, who have a healthier employees with better attendance and reliability.
• Emergency Departments have less overcrowding because we see patients who would otherwise use EDs as their primary providers, thus lowering costs and wait times.
• Hospitals have fewer uncompensated hospitalizations due to our management of chronic conditions before they become a crisis.
• Social Service Providers have an additional partner in the Free Clinic: to serve their clientele.
• Our Communities enjoy the obvious benefits resulting from residents who are healthy enough to participate in the local economic and cultural life.

Services

Medications: 

Assistance is provided to patients with prescribed medications that are available through the on-site pharmacy or the Patient Assistance Program.

Preventative Health Education: 

Prevention is worth a pound of cure! Efforts are made to educate patients about diseases, medications, and information related to healthy living.  

Assistance in Locating Other Community Resources:

Referrals to other services and agencies are made during clinic visits for both the patient and their household members.