O
RLANDO, Florida ranks third in the nation for uninsured
residents despite the Affordable Care Act. With over 3
million people seeking low and no cost medical assistance,
emergency rooms can become overwrought while many residents
will avoid treatment completely. The end result can have long
term detrimental effects on the economy and more importantly on
individual health.
For many in Central Florida, a solution to the problem was
created six years ago by Dr. Marvin Hardy; a native Floridian
with a Christ centered approach to life and career who pursued
medicine simply because he wanted to help people. Grace
Medical Home was created to reflect the character and
compassion of Christ by offering the highest level of medical care
to those in our community who need it most.
“We said let’s be a medical home or home base for the uninsured
that is Christ centered,” Dr. Hardy explained as the impetus of the
idea.
As this idea and vision spread, community leaders and other
healthcare professionals with similar hopes and dreams stepped
forward to join the effort. Some were already providing
healthcare services for the underserved of Central Florida and
were witnessing first-hand the need to help restore the physical
health of their patients. They, too, were envisioning a place where
their current patients could receive quality health education and
continuity of care.
Arthur and Carla Mortimer
Located at 51 Pennsylvania Street, Grace Medical Home is at the
corner of Pennsylvania Street and Bellevue Avenue, just south of
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Downtown Orlando.
For more information visit www.gracemedicalhome.org
Main Phone 407.936.2785
Dr Hardy and former patient
DONATE TODAY
Will you consider making a financial gift to help us continue serving our
neighbors in need? Your generosity helps us transform lives as we reform
healthcare one patient at a time.
Dr Hardy and Pastor William Andrews
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$60
Provides 1
Woman an annual well woman checkup
$250
Provides 5
Pediatric visits
$500
Provides 5
New patient visits
$1,000
Provides 20
Comprehensive care for diabetic patients
Make your donation online at www.gracemedicalhome.org or contact Patrice
Phillips. Development Manager. at 407.952.5148 or
[email protected] for additional information or to schedule a
tour of Grace Medical Home to witness firsthand our relationship-based care and
passion for sharing Christ’s love.