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Health Partnership Clinic – 25th Anniversary

November 2nd was the date for a luncheon celebrating the 25th anniversary of Health Partnership Clinic (HPC), which provides healthcare to low-income and underserved individuals in the community. Nearly 150 guests attended the event, which was held at The Ritz-Charles and raised more than $50,000. HPC currently has four clinic sites in three counties and provides nearly 37,000 patient visits annually.

Dr. Fred Hall with Amy Falk, HPC

 

(Seated) Dr. Larry Botts, Sue Brettmann, Whitney Benakis, Shara Ragan, and Brenda Sharpe (standing) Ashley McDonald, Kimberly Hinkle and Lori Cue

 

(Seated) Steve Fleischaker, Jessica Toomey, Lisa Tomlinson, Kindra Sheridan, and Bridgette Halterman (standing) Bruce Easterly, Brian Geary and Mercedes Givens

 

Audrey Langworthy

Also featured in the December 9, 2017 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: John Caulfield

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