CHARLOTTE -- Now in its fifth year, National Health Center Week brings together business owners, union members, educators, students, patients, physicians, nurses, faith leaders and organizations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to demand that the nation's leaders find solutions for the more than 46 million Americans living without health insurance.
It kicks off locally Aug. 4 at C.W. Williams Community Health Center. The health center has been in the area for more than 25 years, serving about 12,000 people in 2006. Of its patients, about 43 percent are on Medicaid and 84 percent are under 200 percent of poverty.
“Our purpose is to provide medical care to everybody regardless of their ability to pay,” said CEO Carolyn Allison.
Allison discussed the health center and the events to raise awareness with News 14 Carolina’s Rob Boisvert. Watch the video for the full interview and click here for more information.
News 14 Carolina's Rob Boisvert discusses National Health Center week with C.W. Williams Community Health Center CEO Carolyn Allison.