While doctors and hospitals have traditionally provided charity care, in Hamilton County, the coordinated efforts of health professionals is making it far more accessible. Since its inception in 2004, Project Access has made health care available to nearly 7,600 low-income, uninsured residents of Hamilton County. With the leadership of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society and the Medical Foundation of Chattanooga, over $78.6 million dollars of free health care has been offered by 640 volunteer physicians to uninsured Hamilton County residents.
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