What Services Do We Offer?
FRIENDS IN NEED provides on-site primary care and dental care as well as referrals to other volunteer physicians and professionals for specialized care.
We serve the working uninsured in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in Tennessee and Scott County, Virginia. These include working single-parent families; people who are working but do not have the income to purchase insurance, those who have jobs that don't provide insurance (part time and full) and people who are becoming independent from government-assistance programs.
Friends In Need continually strives to offer the best on-site primary and dental care to those in our area who need it most. This work could not be done without the generosity of our volunteers and donors throughout our community.
Even with the outstanding support of our medical and dental volunteers, the cost of healthcare for our patients is continuing to increase. Our average per patient cost in 2011 is $149. You can help insure that Friends In Need will continue to provide the quality healthcare for the working uninsured in our region. Please consider donating to this great organization. You may securely and conveniently place a donation of any amount by clicking the "donate" button and using a credit card or an existing PayPal account.
News for Patients
Enrollment Dates and Times
We are currently holding open enrollment with 100% completed application packets on Monday afternoons from 1pm-3pm and Wednesday mornings from 9am-11:30am. We will process you, have your orientation, and schedule your first appointments at this time.
News for Partners
Thank you to Eastman for Day of Caring Volunteers!
Friend In Need would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following individuals from Eastman who participated in our United Way Day of Caring Projects! -Pamela Leonard -Heather Light -Annie Surratt -Tammy Martin -Chris Wyler -Brenda Tipton -Sue Crawford -Debra Thompson -Lori Bunton These individuals provided 59 hours of Volunteer help on 3 projects. [...]
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Thank you to Alpha Natural Resources!
Friends In Need would like to express our sincere thanks to Alpha Natural Resources! Alpha (headquartered in Abingdon, VA) provided Friends In Need with a $12,000 grant to help us to continue to provide medical and dental primary care to the working uninsured residents of Scott County VA.
