This week I helped out at the clinic by making patients feel more welcome in the lobby, answering general questions about what they needed to do to get care and I also promoted the grand opening of the clinic. The Legacy Clinic in the fifth ward on Lyons blvd just opened up and they are having a grand opening celebration. It was interesting to see how genuinely interested many people were for the clinic opening. The clinic will offer dental, eye care, maternity, pediatrics, and other general health care. I was surprised at how many people were excited for the clinic opening because they currently did not have any access to eye care or dental. It made me realize again how lucky I am to have these services in my life and now I will not take them for granted when I have to go to a dental appointment for a cleaning. One gentleman said he hadn't had his teeth looked at in many years and that he also needed glasses. I was glad I could help him by  letting him know of the grand opening celebration.


Overall the experience at the clinic was more fulfilling than I thought it would be and it really put things into perspective. I did not think that anyone would care about the grand opening party for the clinic because it seemed as if I was bugging the patients with fliers. But I soon realized that these people came from a different place than me and something as simple as a new clinic opening was a big difference to them.

Next time I am going to help out with the nurse in charge of immunizations and I hope that the experience will be as rewarding as the others.