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Western Tidewater Free Clinic thanks Franklin City for funding, says local patients benefited
Summary
Dr. Erin Pak, a board member for Western Tidewater Free Clinic, told Franklin City Council that $6,500 in city funding for FY2025 will support care for four city residents and that the clinic served 23 Franklin residents in the first half of 2024, providing more than $112,000 in free medications.
Dr. Erin Pak, a member of the Western Tidewater Free Clinic board, used the meeting's public-comment period to thank Franklin City Council for recent budget support and to update the council on local impact. She said the city's $6,500 allocation for fiscal 2025 will enable the clinic to provide comprehensive care for four city residents — including medical, dental and specialist services — delivered across more than 40 visits.
"Your support is crucial in allowing us to continue to serve the high risk populations," Pak said, noting that in the first six months of 2024 the clinic assisted 23 residents of Franklin through 141 visits, averaging about five visits per patient. She told the council city residents received free medications valued at over $112,000 and comprehensive health-care services worth more than $108,000 during that period.
Pak described individual patient improvements as evidence of the clinic's value to Franklin: after coordinated care and clinical review, one patient reduced her medication count from 12 to four and reported marked improvements in anxiety and depression. She invited council members to tour the clinic and offered to answer questions; none were raised by council members during the public-comment period.
The remarks came during the council's public-comment portion of the meeting. Council members acknowledged the clinic's work and thanked Pak for the update. The city did not take any further action during the meeting related to the clinic; the funding item cited was already included in the adopted budget for the 2025 fiscal year.
