Free east Indianapolis health clinic is expanding
IU medical students run the clinic at the Neighborhood Fellowship Church on East 10th Street, which is looking to grow. Author: Sarah Jones Updated: 9:40 PM EDT April 13, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The doors to the Neighborhood Fellowship Church are home to more than just a church and a school. Each Saturday, dozens of Hoosiers come through its doors for free health care.
It s a demand that s growing year after year, because here in America the number one reported cause of bankruptcies is medical bills.
How it started
In 2008, after the economic crisis, a doctor who is also a professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine decided the demand in Indiana for free health care was undeniable, so he launched a free medical clinic on the east side of Indianapolis.