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Annual Conference 2009

The Tenth Annual Conference of the Ohio Free Clinics: A Decade of Service, Advocacy and Commitment was a success!

Free Clinic Partnership Award winner: Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland

(L to R: Lee Elmore, North Coast Health Ministry; Sandra Chappell, Saint Luke's Foundation; Danny Williams, The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland)

Champion of Free Clinics: Dr. Frank Petrola, MD (Jefferson County 4th Street Health Center)

(L to R: Paul Baumgartner, Lorain County Free Clinic; Dr. Petrola; Laura Pridgeon, Ohio Association of Free Clinics)

2009 Sponsors Include:

CareSource Foundation
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Ohio Children's Foundation
The Nord Family Foundation
OHIC Insurace The Doctors Company
TAP-IN
Molina Healthcare
Ohio Hospital Association
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sisters of Charity Foundation
Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Wooster

2009 Exhibitors Include:

Case Western Reserve University - The Heart Truth
DataNet Solutions, Inc.
Molina Healthcare of Ohio
National Kidney Foundation Serving Ohio
OHIC Insurance The Doctors Company
Ohio Benefit Bank
Ohio Department of Health, Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
Ohio Department of Health, HIV/STD/Adult Viral Hepatitis Program
Ohio Department of Health, Primary Care and Rural Health
Ohio Optometric Association
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
Prevent Blindness Ohio
Rx Outreach
Seibert-Keck Insurance
US Census 2010
Workflow.com

2008 Annual Conference

The Eighth Annual Ohio Free Clinic Conference took place October 7-9, 2007 at the Embassy Suites in Dublin. The conference provided an opportunity to learn, network and share with others who care about serving the uninsured.

Mr. Tom Kelly, MHA, CMPE, was honored with the Champion of Free Clinics Award for 2007. Mr. Kelly founded the East Side Health Clinic in 1979, one of the first free clinics anywhere, while he was attending graduate school at Duke University. Tom now serves as the Administrator of The Cleveland Clinic Wooster. In addition to his medical practice experience, Mr. Kelly has served as a hospital executive, health plan executive, IPA executive, and a corporate executive within an integrated delivery system. Tom is a Board Member of Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce, Board Chairman for Junior Achievement of the Brazos Valley, and a member of the Children's Miracle Network of the Brazos Valley Allocation Committee.

The Cleveland Clinic Wooster was awarded the 2007 Free Clinic Partnership Award.

Thank you to our supporters:

OHIC Insurance
PhRMA
Molina Healthcare of Ohio
National City
Nord Family Foundation
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
TAP-IN
The George Gund Foundation
CareSource Foundation