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| About Project Access: History |
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Project Access began in Buncombe County, North Carolina in response to physicians’ frustrations about the approach to health care for uninsured and low income residents and the desire to improve the system. After receiving a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 1995, the Buncombe Medical Society spearheaded an effort involving many community partners and local physicians in what became the first Project Access, serving nearly 13,000 uninsured, low income residents.
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The program attracted local, national and international attention and has since grown to 22 Project Access communities across the country.
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Project Access of Spokane was founded in 2003 by Dr. Samuel Selinger. After a long and prestigious career as a heart surgeon in the Inland Northwest, Dr. Selinger retired and began to volunteer his time and services at a free health clinic. Here, he experienced firsthand the frustrations associated with caring for the underserved population. Dr. Selinger rallied the local community to find a better way to provide access to quality healthcare for these people.
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Good Samaritan letter
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