Knox County Health Clinic News
July, 2009: OVER $3,000,000 IN PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE !
The KCHC Prescription Assistance Program has now obtained over three million dollars worth of medications for area patients. The PAP program helps qualifying patients (not just KCHC patients) get prescription medications by submitting the necessary applications. Coordinator Dana Coleman has helped more than 670 patients over the last six years.
June 3, 2009: The Knox County Health Clinic is 10 Years Old ! ! !
The Knox County Health Clinic was founded ten years ago, when Dr. Paul Klainer moved to the Rockland area and tried to find a free clinic where he could volunteer. When he discovered that there was no clinic serving the uninsured and the underinsured in the Midcoast, he and his wife Jeanne looked into starting one. The first official meeting of the new clinic was held on June 3rd, 1999. Thanks to the hard work of some 200 volunteers and the generosity of many donors, the clinic has been a tremendous success.
An article by Shlomit Auciello on the Village Soup web site and in the Rockland Herald Gazette tells the story of the clinic. You can read the article here.
June, 2008: $2,000,000 IN PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE !
The KCHC Prescription Assistance Program has now obtained over two million dollars worth of medications for area patients! The clinic's Prescription Assistance Program was started in 2003.
October 6, 2006: $1,000,000 IN PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE !
The KCHC Prescription Assistance Program (known as "PAP") has obtained over one million dollars worth of medications for patients in our community. The prescription program, which was started less than three years ago, has helped patients obtain free medicine directly from pharmaceutical companies. Most pharmaceutical companies have programs to provide medications free of charge to qualified individuals who do not have insurance that covers their medication. However, the application process can be too onerous for patients and too time-consuming for doctors' offices.
That's where the Knox County Health Clinic comes in. Prescription Assistance Program Coordinator Dana Coleman expertly does the necesary paper work so that medications can be obtained directly from the pharmaceutical companies. Anyone who meets the financial guidelines can use this KCHC service - one need not be a patient of the Knox County Health Clinic.
June 15, 2006:
 KCHC founder and medical director Dr. Paul Klainer has been selected as the overall winner of the New England Patriots 2006 Community MVP Award. In his honor, the Patriots organization will make a $10,000 donation to the Knox County Health Clinic.
Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft recognized Dr. Klainer at a luncheon at Gillette Stadium on June 15th.
The New England Patriots Community MVP Award honors "individuals who exemplify leadership, dedication and a commitment to improving the communities in which they live through volunteerism."
Here is the announcement of the award on the New England Patriots web site.
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