Programming
Chair 2007-08 Roy Gonas expressed his sincere thanks to those who have referred
speakers to the committee. He
thanked all monthly programming chairs who brought outstanding programs to
this podium:
Marty
Bob
Bill
Otto
Ed Fischer
Ann Fisher
& to the memory of Maxene Graham
He then
introduced today’s speaker stating that we are concluding this Rotary
year someone of great esteem and doing vital work for this community.
Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott, Medical Director
South Miami Children’s Clinic
6701 SW 58 Place
South
Miami,
FL
33143
305-662-5988 / 305-662-5589 fax
southmiamichildr@bellsouth.net
HOURS:
Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Wednesdays: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturdays and Sundays: Closed
Dr Carroll-Scott is a product
of
Princeton
U.,
Boston U, Pediatrics at U of Chicago, and
Miami
Childrens
Hospital. She has been in practice for 13 years
with experience with school-based immigrant farm-based student population.
Wayne Bracken envisioned
founding this clinic when his sons were playing sports in the Community
Center outside of the current space. The clinic pays $1 / year to the city to rent.
His vision
of this bilingual clinic was it to be aesthetically pleasing, offering high
quality healthcare utilizing state of the art equipment. It has Baptist Health staff’s
support and electronic medical records. It’s been guaranteed funding for three years.
Labwork
is drawn a the clinic and processed at
South
Miami
Hospital. X Rays are performed at Baptist Children’s Hospital, All hospital admissions and ER visits
occur at Baptist Children’s Hosptial.
The grand opening of
this 501.3c Charitable organization was 3/22/07. Patients must be living below 200% of national
guidelines for povery. That
equals less than $3,500 / month for a family of four.
500,000 kids are
uninsured. Children need a foundation of preventative medicine and education to
grow healthy. Care should not be
postponed or lack of access or opportunity to prevent. Greater suffering results from
postponed care.
The clinic offers sick
and well child visits, immunizations, sports physicals. The objective is to decrease the
number of ER visits, help the parents acquire insurance and be a positive
ripple in these residents lives.
The
patient volume is starting to increase. Currently, there are 7-10 patients
being seen a day.
The Children’s
Trust is helping to promote their services.
The patients are
challenged with a multitude of problems: Poverty, teen age pregnancy, illiteracy,
fatherlessness.
To
entice more clients, the clinic offers storytime events – Halloween,
puppet show, Goody Bags with free dental care, they’ve offered an
Easter egg hunt, Free
Thanksgiving Dinner for 300,
Christmas
Toy Drive, a bookclub and readings from Tim Hardiway.
Older
kids are the ones most in need. 21 -22 year olds. The teenagers seen are mostly sexually active. Many have HIV-infected family members
and STD’s.
The underserved are this
doctor’s passion. She
cannot solve healthcare problems for the larger community but she can
advocate volunteerism, and work to achieve a goal for this corner of the
world.
Other
area clinics
Roselee
Wesley Clinic by
Jackson
is supposed to provide care for SM but a lot of patients feel disenfranchised as it has become more Hispanic in signage and
personnel.
Helen B
Bentley Clinic in Coconut Grove is used if the
patient’s condition got very bad.The location is too far for most.
Eligibility:
If your
zip code is 33143 and you live in the area bordered by SW 57 Ave (
Red Road), SW 69
Ave, SW 56 Street (
Miller Drive),
and SW 88 Street (
Kendall Drive)
If your
zip code is 33155 and you live in the area bordered
by SW 57 Ave (
Red Road),
67th Avenue
(
Ludlum Road),
SW 40 Street (
Bird Road)
and SW 56 St (
Miller Drive).
If you
receive no medical insurance for your child or have a Medicaid HMO
If you
are uninsured and the family income does not exceed
200% of the federal poverty guidelines. This is assessed at the initial visit.
All new
patients must bring a form of picture ID to confirm their address.
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