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Mercy Medical Ministry asks Lee County for help to finish new Opelika clinic, says it still needs $1.2 million
Summary
Marilyn Bock told the Feb. 25 Lee County Commission Mercy Medical Ministry has moved into a new clinic but still needs about $1,200,000 to complete construction; she asked commissioners for support and invited them to a ribbon-cutting.
Marilyn Bock, director of development for Mercy Medical Ministry, asked Lee County commissioners on Feb. 25 to consider support to finish a new clinic on Dunlap Drive in Opelika.
Bock said Mercy received $150,000 from the city of Auburn and $100,000 from the city of Opelika toward the building but that the organization is still “lacking about 1,200,000” to complete construction. Mercy Medical Ministry provides care to uninsured adults and served approximately 4,300 patients last year, she said, and relies on volunteer physicians and student volunteers from local universities.
"We're still lacking about 1,200,000 and we really need your help getting across that finish line," Bock told the commission, and she invited commissioners to a ribbon-cutting at 11:30 a.m. the next day.
Bock described planned services in the new facility beyond primary care, including financial-education and nutrition classes, counseling options and multipurpose space to support community programs.
Why it matters: Mercy Medical Ministry provides care for uninsured residents in Lee County; finishing its new facility could expand local access to primary care and social-support services. County consideration of support would be a budget decision for a future meeting or appropriation process.
At the Feb. 25 meeting commissioners did not take an immediate vote on funding; Bock left contact information and asked to be contacted by commissioners or staff for follow-up discussion.
