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Important updates about our free community health center services; volunteer and donor spotlights; health articles of interest, and upcoming events.

Clinic Receives Large Grant from Bishop Gadsden Retirement Community

| By Carrie Moores
Categories: Charleston Gives, News, Non-Profit
Johns Island, SC, March 7, 2022 – Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic is thrilled to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of a 2021 Bishop Gadsden Charitable Fund Grant, receiving an award of $79,000. The generous gift from the Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community will enhance Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic’s commitment …

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FREE AT-HOME COVID-19 RAPID TESTS

| By Carrie Moores
Categories: News
Recently, the Biden Administration opened a public website that offers free at-home COVID tests to the public. Households will be able to order four tests at a time through the website https://www.covidtests.gov/ to order their free at-home tests or go directly to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) order form here: https://special.usps.com/testkits. The tests will “typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering. …

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Important Update on BIFMC’s Response to COVID-19

| By Carrie Moores
Categories: News
NEW: COVID-19 PROTOCOL FOR PATIENTS *Currently, all individuals with COVID-19 symptoms will be tested prior to entering the Clinic. Proper masking must be worn inside at all times and is available onsite if needed. ● Unvaccinated individuals: -Need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 24 hours OR be tested on site …

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BIFMC Welcomes Dr. Dave Peterseim As New Medical Director

| By Carrie Moores
Categories: News, Non-Profit
Johns Island, SC, September 1, 2021 – On behalf of the Board of Directors’, Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic (BIFMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Peterseim, MD, as Clinic Medical Director, effective September 1, 2021. Dr. Peterseim has served as Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeon for Roper St Francis Healthcare from 1998-2013 before …

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