Salaam Clinic open doors for public
In Cleveland, Ohio – Salaam Clinic had a grand opening of its new clinic at Bilal Community Center on Euclid Avenue in October 2019. Spectrum News 1 covered the event. It was a big step towards the betterment of the local community. It saddens the Doctors volunteering at Salaam Clinic that a huge number of people are not able to get proper medical services. Although Cleveland is home to various highly ranked hospitals and state-of-the-art medical centers, however, not every member of the community can afford it. Most of the uninsured and underinsured community members often have to compromise on their medical conditions.
Dr. Marina Magrey, working at MetroHealth Medical Center for 20 years, has witnessed a lot of deserving people who have been neglected from proper medical services. She has seen patients missing their appointments and when asked, their main reason is that they cannot afford the medical bills due to lack of affordable medical insurances.
Dr. P. Syed Ashraf, Dr. Simee Malik, Dr. Marina Magrey, and other doctors felt the need of having a Free Clinic for all, where all deserving members of our community can get satisfactory medical services free of cost. They wanted a centrally located place, where people don’t have to co-pay anything, also no parking fees. Salaam Clinic which is a subsidiary of Salaam Cleveland is located on the donated space on the lower level of Bilal Community Center on Euclid Avenue.
Dr. P. Syed Arshad says that the local community wants something in their neighborhood; they don’t feel comfortable going to the big medical centers. With the help of exceptional Doctors, Nurses, and support staff who donate their precious time for the betterment of the community, Salaam Clinic is able to offer most of the primary and preventive care. Dr. Syed Ashraf says that Salaam Clinic has aligned the institutions in the area and also do referrals, ancillary services, and prescriptions for the services Salaam Clinic is unable to do.
Salaam Clinic’s Chief Operating Officer Sister Mecca East says that almost 17% of the community members in Ward 7 do not have health insurance at all. She also added that Salaam Clinic also offers free health education workshops and health literacy.
Dr. Magrey says that she encourages more and more underprivileged people to get benefit from the free health clinic. She also hopes that while Salam Clinic is making a strong impact in the community, the doctors, nurses, and other practitioners should also join the Nobel cause and give back to the community.