SEPTEMBER EDITION, VOLUME 2022, NO. 9
THE WE CARE NETWORK CELEBRATES 30 YEARS By James Stockwell, M.D. The We Care Network certainly deserves a celebration for 30 years of success in the delivery of needed healthcare to the disadvantaged. The delivery of over $124 million worth of free healthcare through a volunteer effort is truly worthy of celebration and a look back at lessons learned that may serve future generations of physicians, dentists, and patients. It also seems appropriate to celebrate the We Care Network’s contribution to the wonderful heritage of the Capital Medical Society (CMS) and as an expression of medicine’s most precious heritage: compassion.
could imagine where the We Care Network journey would lead. It started really, really small. In the beginning, just with an experience and idea. While president of CMS in 1991, I attended the annual FMA meeting and learned about a We Care program in Gainesville. Certainly many of Tallahassee’s disadvantaged citizens were also experiencing access to healthcare problems. It seemed like a good idea to do something to improve access in the Tallahassee community. Lesson learned: knowledge from participation in organized medicine is priceless.
In November of 1991, thirty Capital Of course the world is full of good ideas but Medical Society physicians entered real talent is needed to turn them into reality. uncharted waters by volunteering Fortunately, CMS and I were lucky to have for the We Care Network. This Mollie Hill as the Executive Director. WE was made possible by the Not wanting to make it too easy CA RE innovative and compassionate on Mollie, I precipitously CE LE action taken by CMS and dropped on her my desire BR AT ES Foundation Boards to to establish a We Care 20 YE A endorse formation of program as I was nearing RS a We Care Network the end of my term. The program. But I am jaw dropping short notice had getting way ahead Mollie giving me a strange look. of the story. In However, from that moment on, 1991, none of us AU G
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