Dr. Omar Atiq shut down his clinic last year, but not before one amazing final gesture. Author: Ashley Godwin (THV11) Updated: 12:00 AM EST January 8, 2021
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas In this crazy world, there are still people doing good things.
Here in Arkansas, a Pine Bluff doctor has forgiven hundreds of thousands of dollars in patient debt as an act of kindness.
Doctor Omar Atiq began the Arkansas Cancer Institute in 1991 bringing accessible care to patients in Southeast Arkansas. It seems unfair that a person who has a serious illness has to then be looking for finances as well as getting all the treatments they need, said Dr. Atiq.