Open Door Clinic

Established as one of the first Free Clinics in North Carolina in 1985, the Open Door Clinic is a thriving non-profit medical facility operated through individual, county, United Way and foundation contributions to provide comprehensive medical care for uninsured adults. Our patients must document residence in Wake County and a household income at or less than 185% of Federal Poverty limits. Now a medical home to close to 6,000 active patients, the Open Door serves offers primary care with full pharmacy services to patients who have nowhere else to turn.

Services

Care for both acute and chronic illness
Prescription medications from on-site licensed pharmacy
Disease prevention through a comprehensive immunization program, health education and dietary counseling
Diagnostic services, such as labs at our on-site laboratory
On-site specialty clinics for ophthalmology, podiatry, cardiology, nephrology, and gynecology
Referrals for specialty follow-up for other needs
Comprehensive diabetes management and risk reduction program

Support

More than 500 active volunteers including physicians, mid-level providers, nurses, pharmacists & pharmacy assistants, health educators, dietitians, credentialed diabetes professionals. phlebotomists, interpreters and eligibility screeners join the staff to provide free care to patients
Financial and in-kind support from local hospitals: WakeMed, Duke Raleigh and Rex
Access to specialty care through Project Access, a program of the Wake County Medical Society
Access to Prescription Assistance Programs of pharmaceutical companies, which provide more than $2.3 Million of free medications to ODC patients annually
Funding from The Duke Endowment, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, The Stewards Fund, the North Carolina Free Clinic Association and Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina, The NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund, United Way of the Greater Triangle, Wake County Human Services, local businesses, congregations and individuals
Wake County Department of Human Services for certain medications
The North Carolina State Immunization Program

Mission

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

Hours of Operation:

Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm by appointment only
Medication refills: Mon 1-4 & 6-8; Tue 10-12 & 6-8; and Wed, Thu, 10-12, 1-4 & 6-8

Volunteer Opportunities

All licensed professionals are invited to participate in a dynamic clinic setting both days and evenings. Non-licensed eligibility screeners, receptionists and Spanish interpreters are needed for all clinic hours as well.

For more information about volunteering, see our Volunteers section.

Clinic Schedule

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