2018 - Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic

I [Heart] Recipes: Sante Fe Wild Rice Soup

December 6, 2018

| By Carrie Moores

| Tags: diabetic friendly, health, recipes

This soup couldn’t be more perfect as a cold front moves in! Beat the cold snap with a piping hot bowl of spice and the comfort of wild rice. Diabetic-friendly and loaded with vegetables, you’ll need to make a few batches this winter! To make it a vegetarian friendly dish, simply substitute chicken broth for …

BIFMC Volunteer, Cynthia Cronk, Receives Charleston ‘Health Care Hero’ Award

November 29, 2018

| By Carrie Moores

Categories: News

| Tags: Chareston, health care, volunteer

Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic volunteer and ex officio board member, Cynthia Cronk, received the 2018 Health Care Hero award in the category of Volunteer on Wednesday night, November 28th, 2018, during a ceremony at the Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston. The award, presented by The Charleston Regional Business Journal each year, “honors the men, women, …

Volunteer Spotlight: Kiwanis Mitchell

November 13, 2018

| By Carrie Moores

Categories: News, Volunteer Spotlight

| Tags: Chareston, health care, volunteer

Each month, Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, a free clinic in Charleston, SC, shines a spotlight on one of our many exceptional volunteers. From medical staff to voluntary file clerks, BIFMC is able to provide a warm, caring and expert primary medical home to hundreds of uninsured patients. The residents and workers of our Lowcountry community are cared for and kept healthy …

How You Did It: One Staff Member’s Weight Loss Journey

October 23, 2018

| By Carrie Moores

Categories: Blog, Health Check

| Tags: charleston, chronic diseases, diabetes, diet, lifestyle, weight loss

Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic regularly treats patients who experience hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic diseases associated with excess weight. Despite the recommendation to lose weight for disease management and better health outcomes, the process of adapting to a new lifestyle and diet can be challenging for adults. Losing weight …

Health In Translation: BIFMC Has One of the Few Clinically Certified Interpreters in SC

October 2, 2018

| By Carrie Moores

Categories: News

| Tags: charleston, Language, Latino health, medical interpreter

At Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, approximately 30% of patients are ‘Limited English Speakers’; primarily Spanish-speaking adults who live or work on Johns, James or Wadmalaw Islands. Many of the Spanish-speaking patients treated at the free clinic work in construction, landscaping, house cleaning, the food and beverage industry and hospitality; as well as those who …