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Community Care Clinic tells commissioners it saved county and hospital millions, asks for continued support
Summary
The Community Care Clinic of Dare told commissioners it provided more than $900,000 in medical value and dispensed an estimated $2.5 million in pharmacy wholesale value last year while serving largely employed but uninsured residents; the clinic thanked the county for its $100,000 annual contribution and invited commissioners to a site visit and a future budget request.
Lynn Jenkins, executive director of the Community Care Clinic of Dare, briefed the board on Feb. 12 about the clinic’s services, patient demographics and financial impact. The clinic operates two locations (Nags Head and a satellite in Frisco), serves uninsured and underinsured residents (household income limits under 300% of federal poverty guidelines), and reported more than 16,000 patient encounters last year.
Jenkins said the clinic provides comprehensive diabetes care (including A1C testing and diabetic foot care), dental services on a sliding fee scale (dental value cited at about $562,526 with $261,000 discounted/donated), and pharmacy support (wholesale value of prescriptions dispensed of roughly $2.5 million covering ~6,500 prescriptions). Services also include cancer screening, diagnostic partnerships (discounted imaging), and substance‑use treatment options such as Vivitrol injections linked to counseling.
The clinic highlighted prevention, social‑determinants screening at every visit (food insecurity, transportation), interpreter services, volunteer manpower (over 2,400 volunteer hours) and partnerships with LabCorp and MRI/CT providers to reduce hospital ER use. Jenkins thanked the board for Dare County’s annual $100,000 contribution and asked commissioners to consider a site visit and to evaluate clinic funding in upcoming budget deliberations.
Commissioners asked about capacity and unmet need; Jenkins said the clinic served over 2,000 unique patients but believes many more remain uninsured or underinsured and that the clinic has capacity to expand hours and services with additional resources.
The board did not take formal action but signaled appreciation and requested follow‑up materials.
