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Open Door Clinic

The Open Door Clinic addresses health care for uninsured and indigent people by providing comprehensive medical, pharmacy, and ancillary care at no charge to patients. Among the services provided are:

  • Comprehensive medical care for the uninsured and indigent.
  • Acute and chronic care for 4,800 patient visits each year.
  • Full pharmacy services, including more than $1.4 million worth of prescriptions free to patients.
  • Free care from physicians, nurses, pharmacists, lab techs, interpreters, receptionists and screeners, totaling in value more than $235,400 a year.

Our Mission

Recognizing health care as a right and not a privilege, and recognizing that many members of our community go without vital health care services, the mission of the Open Door Clinic is to:

  • provide high-quality health care services and education to people in Wake County who lack adequate income, insurance coverage, or other means to obtain those services;
  • provide services freely, without obligation on the part of those who receive them;
  • respect the dignity and privacy of each person served;
  • educate the community about the problem of lack of access to health care services; and
  • advocate for people without access to care at every opportunity.

Volunteer Opportunities

The Open Door Clinic depends on doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, lab technicians, health educators and other licensed professionals in our community who work in hospitals, private practices and other health care settings. Other volunteers include front desk receptionist, eligibility screener, pharmacy assistant and Spanish interpreters/translators.

For more information about volunteering, see our Volunteers section, or visit our Clinic Schedule to see what’s currently needed.

Major Supporters

We are grateful to the following hospitals for their continued support of the Open Door Clinic: WakeMed, Rex Healthcare, Duke Health Raleigh Hospital and the NC Association of Free Clinics.