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Project Access is a physician-led community
effort that has provided health care for
low-income and uninsured Wake County
residents since September 2000. It is
managed by the Wake County Medical Society
in partnership with WakeMed, Rex and Duke
Raleigh hospitals. Project Access is funded
through grants and donations to
the
Wake County Medical Society’s
501(c)3
Community Health Foundation.
The goal
of Project Access is to work in concert with
community agencies to meet the unmet healthcare
needs of low-income, uninsured men, women and
children.
Although many residents of Wake County have
health insurance and reliable access to medical
care, more than 70,000 residents do not. Often,
these people are working low-wage jobs that do
not provide health benefits, and they do not
earn enough to afford health insurance and still
meet other essential needs such as food,
clothing, and housing. When people too poor to
afford health insurance get sick, this places a
burden on the entire community. Project Access
provides a way for medical care providers to
meet the needs
of these people. Designed by
physicians, Wake County Medical Society’s
Project Access allows physicians to focus on the
profession’s fundamental values in a
coordinated, fair, and efficient way.
Project Access
docs from
Digestive Healthcare
Pictured
from left to right:
Kenneth R. Kohagen, Morris A.Pollock,
M. Dixon McKay, and Williard C. Pierson
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Physician Information
Patient Information
Participation Requirements
- Enrollment Criteria and
Healthcare Clinics
Project Access Services
Brief description of the many services provided
to Project Access patients
Patient Medication
Assistance Programs
Meds for Eligible Children
NeedyMeds
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