Operation H.O.P.E.

NEW ADDRESS! 992 E. Sahara.
Operation H.O.P.E. is all about loving others. It is a clinic for the uninsured and homeless that does not collect any sort of monetary payment, however it does require patients to «pay-​it-​foward.» The pay-​it-​foward program asks patients to do three acts of kindness, write a letter describing the act and how it made them and the recipient feel, and return the letter within a month of being seen.
The clinic visit does not cost money, however lab work and prescriptions must be paid for out of pocket. Lab work is able to be done for extremely affordable, discounted prices and most all prescriptions can be purchased for $ 4 a month.
The clinic is run by volunteers. None of the physicians, nurses or office staff are paid! Everything in the clinic is paid for by donations from the community.
The clinic is open Mondays from 8AM-​Noon, Wednesdays from 2−6PM. Be sure to get there when they open, only a certain number of patients can be taken per day and there is often a line by the time the clinic opens! Clinic does not take appointments.
There are certain clinic days specifically for OB/​GYN, optometry, orthopedic visits. Check in with the clinic to make an appointment for these services.

Operation HOPE sees people that are uninsured and homeless without a fee, but they require patients to enroll in the «pay-​it-​forward» program in exchange for being seen by a doctor.
They ask their patients to return the favor by serving their neighbor in need the same amount of service to three people within three months & ask to return a letter telling the story of their service.
Patients are given 1 month to write to story of at least one act of kindness. If they don’t receive the letter within 1 month, they will not be able to have follow up visits in the future.
Patients are able to enroll in a prescription plan if they choose, most prescriptions are written in the $ 4 prescription list.
Lab orders are done through a discounted service.
They also have a podiatry clinic once a month.
I’m a volunteer here as a pre-​PA student so I cannot say much about the physician-​patient experience, just what some of the provisions of the clinic are for those that want to visit!