BankRI Awards Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic With $4,250 Grant

BankRI Awards Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic With $4,250 Grant

BankRI has awarded Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic a $4,250 grant to expand BankRI's pre employment physical clinic to twice monthly. Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic is a free health clinic serving uninsured Rhode Islanders. The clinic has experienced a 70 percent increase in the number of people requesting pre-employment physicals.

“The fact that Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic has seen an increase in the number of individuals needing physicals before starting a new job is a positive sign for the ongoing recovery of our state’s economy. For Rhode Island to be prosperous, we need to put as many of our neighbors back to work as possible, and this is a program that works towards that goal by reducing the financial burden of healthcare for those struggling to make ends meet," said Mark J. Meiklejohn, President and CEO of BankRI.

Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic

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The BankRI pre-employment Physical Clinic at Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic is staffed by a Clinical Nurse Manager, Clinics Operations Coordinator, and reception desk staff. Each physical exam is conducted by volunteer medical providers who also complete documentation patients require for job applications.

If lab tests are needed, they are obtained through Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic's network of free care sites or will be paid out of pocket by patients at a reduced rate.

Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic also will work to educate clients about their diet, importance of exercise and other preventive health issues.

BankRI

Bank Rhode Island is a full service FDIC-insured financial institution headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, The bank operates 19 branches and over 55 ATMs throughout Providence, Washington and Kent Counties.

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