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Demovictory9

(32,457 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:49 AM Oct 2019

Michael Jordan spends $7 million to open a clinic for the uninsured in Charlotte

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7590357/Michael-Jordan-opens-hometown-health-clinic-serve-uninsured-donated-7million.html

'It's from the heart!' Michael Jordan bursts into tears as he opens a health clinic in his hometown of Charlotte guaranteed to care for the uninsured after he donated $7MILLION of his own money
The Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic in Charlotte held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday attended by the athlete
'This is a very emotional thing for me to be able to give back to a community that has supported me over the years,' Jordan said during the ceremony
Center has been in operation about three weeks
More than 300 people have already been seen by staff doctors, social workers and other health-care professionals.
Two years ago, Jordan donated $7million to get the center funded
The center will be open Mondays through Fridays from 8am to 5pm
Walk-ins are accepted along with same day appointment scheduling

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Michael Jordan spends $7 million to open a clinic for the uninsured in Charlotte (Original Post) Demovictory9 Oct 2019 OP

That traveling "free clinic" was in Charlotte a while back. Sounds like NC needed more help. NCLefty Oct 2019 #1

nice Skittles Oct 2019 #2

He did a lot of not publicized charity work in Chicago when he was here. But just think if this lunasun Oct 2019 #3

Some points of clarification here DAMANgoldberg Oct 2019 #4

As long as people have access to health care, these facts are just not important. mfcorey1 Oct 2019 #5

That area of town where the clinic is... DAMANgoldberg Oct 2019 #6

Very nice malaise Oct 2019 #7

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)

1. That traveling "free clinic" was in Charlotte a while back. Sounds like NC needed more help.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:50 AM

Oct 2019

Then again, tens of millions of Americans do since we don't guarantee basic health coverage for all.

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

2. nice

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:54 AM

Oct 2019

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

3. He did a lot of not publicized charity work in Chicago when he was here. But just think if this

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 01:01 AM

Oct 2019

country was like other countries and we had healthcare for all how he could put that charity money into economic development or better education for the community

DAMANgoldberg

(1,278 posts)

4. Some points of clarification here

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 02:08 AM

Oct 2019

Michael Jordan's actual home town is New York City, NY His links to North Carolina are High School in Wilmington (208 mi SE) and UNC-Chapel Hill (137 mi NE).
Novant Health is a sponsor of the Charlotte Hornets. A hospital chain from Winston-Salem NC.

This is not to diminish what he is doing, but these facts can be overlooked by out of town journalists.

mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)

5. As long as people have access to health care, these facts are just not important.

Reply to DAMANgoldberg (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 02:33 AM

Oct 2019

DAMANgoldberg

(1,278 posts)

6. That area of town where the clinic is...

Reply to mfcorey1 (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 03:47 PM

Oct 2019

Is vastly underserved in many ways, not just Medically. I know, it is part of the "hood" not unlike and far from where I live, also hood. The area is reasonably close to center city and is rapidly gentrifying. Plus it's the "other" team if you will in Healthcare dominance in a county that's now over 1 Million residents, though in some ways still have big city envy.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

7. Very nice

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2019, 03:51 PM

Oct 2019

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