Bethesda FREE Clinic

WE HAVE MOVED

New Location: 210 Church St.

which is on north side of Church St across from existing church bldg.

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Phone 918-782-2843

Saturdays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

First come first served basis.  LAB on first Saturday of each month.

Tuesdays 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM by appointments only beginning June 1. Call ahead, leave name and contact number & brief message. We will call back with appointment time.

Scheduled 2019 Holiday Closures:

April 20 - Easter

May 25 - Memorial Day

Aug 31 - Labor Day

Nov 30 - Thanksgiving

Dec 28 - Christmas

There may be unscheduled closures -  Be sure to call prior to coming into the Clinic.

About:

Bethesda Clinic has been meeting the medical needs of people in NE Oklahoma since April 2012. The Clinic is a ministry of First Baptist Church (FBC), Langley, OK. Dr. Pat Belford, a long-time physician in NE Oklahoma, and a Deacon of FBC, recognizing the urgent need for the free clinic and worked with FBC Langley to make the Clinic a reality. The Clinic is generally opened every Saturday except for holidays and or when volunteer professional staff is not available. The Clinic has served the needs of approximately 4000 patients, since its opening. The Clinic provides care for people with little or no insurance that meet certain household income guidelines.

Mission/Purpose:

To share and demonstrate the message of Christ by joining our volunteers together to help meet spiritual, emotional, and health care needs at no cost to the patient. To care for patients with chronic illnesses and diseases with little or no insurance.

Staffing:

Services are provided by various providers (doctors), nurses, phlebotomist, chaplains and other non-medical staff members. The Clinic is completely staffed by volunteers. We encourage anyone interested to become a volunteer for our clinic.

Clinic Services:

• Counseling and spiritual support         

• Emergency Care -  If a person comes into the Clinic with an urgent care need, we call 911, and provide care until the Ambulance arrives.

• Image Testing -  Referred to Broken Arrow, Servant Imaging. We can help arrange transportation.

• Lab Testing - DLO of Oklahoma provides free testing once per month, at the Clinic, for established patients who have  provided the Clinic with appropriate proof they meet household income requirements.

• STD, HIV, HEPC Testing - H.O.P.E. Program of Tulsa provide these services at the Clinic twice per year. Testing is confidential. Dates to be published.

• Eye Exams - NSU in Tahlequah provides a total of 5 free exams per month. Contact Clinic Director or the Resource Director to obtain a voucher for an exam. You must be an established patient who has provided the Clinic with appropriate proof you meet household income requirements.

• St Francis Hospital Tulsa - We refer patients to free clinic operated by St. Francis Hospital if a patient is in need of care we cannot provide.

• Dental Care -  The Clinic does not provide dental care.  No referrals.

• Other Services - Call if you require services not listed.