Wellness Winners' Picnic in the Parking Lot

Lucky lottery winner

Liz and Kim Chace

 

Press Releases

The Uninsured: A Growing Problem—Rhode Island Has Answers And We Need Your Help

By Lynne Urbani

The number of uninsured Rhode Islanders is growing with each report of unemployment in our state.  As of January 1, 2009, this figure had risen to almost 130,000 and is increasing daily. This can occur because of job loss, a reduction in the number of hours worked, or an...

Rhode Island Free Clinic Opens Eye Care Facility

(Providence, RI)  On November 18, The Rhode Island Free Clinic (RIFC) cut the ribbon on its new examination room dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of the most common eye diseases.  The room and equipment are made possible through generous grants from the Fred M. Roddy Charitable...

Rhode Island Free Clinic Honors UnitedHealthcare

(Providence, RI)  On October 19, the Rhode Island Free Clinic (RIFC) honored UnitedHealthcare of New England for its generous donation of $20,000 to further the work being done at the clinic.  "This money will be used to support affordable and high quality care and prevention for uninsured Rhode...

News

Care as a Matter of Chance (The Providence Journal)

PROVIDENCE — Ruth Sobola was first in line at the Rhode Island Free Clinic Thursday afternoon, standing in front of 75 people gathered on a sidewalk ...

 

R.I. Free Clinic will offer generic drugs (The Providence Journal)

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Free Clinic has opened a pharmacy, offering about 50 common generic drugs...

At the free clinic, treatment is a matter of giving back (The Providence Sunday Journal)


PROVIDENCE - In the contentious, confusing snarl of the health-care debate, it is a very good thing to...

Special Events

2009 FOUNDER'S RECEPTION

Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors and friends who gathered at the Westin Hotel Providence on May 14th and helped to make this event an incredible success.  Over 250 guests honored Malcolm and Elizabeth Chace and celebrated the Free Clinic's ten years of service to the community and the...