85 HOPE Free Medical Clinic is a free medical clinic inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to provide compassionate primary medical care and other healthcare services to low-income adult residents of Wabash County, Indiana, who are uninsured or under-insured. 85 HOPE began in 2011 and since that time, we have served thousands of people in Wabash County.
Our story begins in 2011 when local medical professionals saw the need for a free medical clinic in Wabash County due to the overwhelming lack of health insurance at that time. Dr. Rose Wenrich organized a team to start this project and after receiving a substantial grant from the Ford Meter Box Foundation, 85 HOPE Free Medical Clinic opened its doors in December 2011. The clinic started with only two small rooms in a local office building but quickly grew and needed more space. Within a year, it was moved to a larger site at a local church where it remained until 2021.
In 2019, 85 HOPE opened a second clinic site at the Town Life Center in North Manchester to better serve the people living in the northern half of Wabash County. Then, in 2021, we moved our Wabash clinic site from the local church to a more easily accessible location in downtown Wabash, joining with three other organizations in a non-profit building called Lighthouse Crossings.
Today 85 HOPE continues to operate both clinics in Wabash and North Manchester. We staff our clinics with three employees and fifty volunteers, including seven volunteer medical providers, two physical therapists, and a twelve-member board. Free services offered include medical exams and care, prescription and over-the-counter medications, lab and radiology testing at Parkview Wabash Hospital, physical therapy services, annual flu vaccines, onsite Covid testing, annual mammograms, colon cancer screening, healthcare navigation services, and referrals for specialty care needs such as dental, optometry, mental health and other specialty care services. 85 HOPE also serves as a connection point for our clients to many local resources.
85 HOPE is generously funded by the Wabash County United Fund, The Community Foundation of Wabash County, Parkview Wabash Hospital, multiple grants, and individual and corporate donations. We do not receive any form of federal funding. Our clinic has been blessed by the generous hands and hearts of the people of Wabash County and we are grateful to God for His continued provision and care for our clients and our clinic.
Our story begins in 2011 when local medical professionals saw the need for a free medical clinic in Wabash County due to the overwhelming lack of health insurance at that time. Dr. Rose Wenrich organized a team to start this project and after receiving a substantial grant from the Ford Meter Box Foundation, 85 HOPE Free Medical Clinic opened its doors in December 2011. The clinic started with only two small rooms in a local office building but quickly grew and needed more space. Within a year, it was moved to a larger site at a local church where it remained until 2021.
In 2019, 85 HOPE opened a second clinic site at the Town Life Center in North Manchester to better serve the people living in the northern half of Wabash County. Then, in 2021, we moved our Wabash clinic site from the local church to a more easily accessible location in downtown Wabash, joining with three other organizations in a non-profit building called Lighthouse Crossings.
Today 85 HOPE continues to operate both clinics in Wabash and North Manchester. We staff our clinics with three employees and fifty volunteers, including seven volunteer medical providers, two physical therapists, and a twelve-member board. Free services offered include medical exams and care, prescription and over-the-counter medications, lab and radiology testing at Parkview Wabash Hospital, physical therapy services, annual flu vaccines, onsite Covid testing, annual mammograms, colon cancer screening, healthcare navigation services, and referrals for specialty care needs such as dental, optometry, mental health and other specialty care services. 85 HOPE also serves as a connection point for our clients to many local resources.
85 HOPE is generously funded by the Wabash County United Fund, The Community Foundation of Wabash County, Parkview Wabash Hospital, multiple grants, and individual and corporate donations. We do not receive any form of federal funding. Our clinic has been blessed by the generous hands and hearts of the people of Wabash County and we are grateful to God for His continued provision and care for our clients and our clinic.