Who We Are
Mission Statement
Milan Puskar Health Right is a primary care clinic that provides health care at no cost to uninsured or underinsured low income residents of North Central West Virginia. Milan Puskar Health Right promotes health through direct service, education and advocacy.
Value Statement
Milan Puskar Health Right believes in the dignity and worth of all people. Basic non-judgmental health care is a right, not a privilege. MPHR provides compassionate care that starts with the expressed needs of the patient. MPHR advocates for patients individually and collectively at the local, state and national level to ensure the best possible outcomes.
What We Do
Health Right providers see scheduled patients in our clinic in Morgantown. All health care, including prevention, health awareness, and chronic disease management, are free of charge to qualified patients and are offered in clinics or in group education. MPHR provided medical care, case management support, and showers to 231 people experiencing homelessness in the last year.
MPHR social workers attend weekly community-wide multidisciplinary team meetings to assist in better coordination of services and increased housing for those in need. Health Right takes the initiative to address unmet health care needs in our communities.
With the support of local hospitals, referrals are available to eligible Health Right patients for lab work, testing, treatment, and some specialty care.
Services We Provide:
- Primary health care: The professional staff is an experienced team of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, RNs, LPNs, medical assistants, social workers, and therapists.
- Medication assistance: More than 55,000 prescriptions are filled each year. The staff includes pharm techs, patient assistance program specialists, and medical and pharmacist volunteers.
- Specialty clinics: Clinics are offered on diabetes, pulmonary, infectious disease, cardiology, psychiatry, women's health, and HIV testing.
- Limited dental care: Preliminary dental screenings are provided, and patients are referred to the WVU School of Dentistry and to community dentists.
- Mental health and outreach: Counseling services are available on site to individuals as well as to families. Social workers and medical staff take limited services to monthly shelters and soup kitchens.
MPHR arranged free dental care for more than 180 patients last year, provided eye exams/glasses to 209 individuals and provided primary health care to 1470 individuals. More than 53% of primary care patients are uninsured and 47% have Medicaid.
Ways to Get Involved
Volunteers assist in all areas at Health Right. Caring and qualified people work with patient charts, fill out applications for free medications, do clerical tasks, and help patients fill out applications and surveys.
Volunteers participate in various group projects from painting the clinic, offices and waiting rooms; to doing major indoor and outdoor cleanup work; to assisting in fund raising programs.
LIGHT Project Volunteer Hours (NOT RECRUITING)
-Stocking harm reduction room, assembling kits, copying forms. Behind the scenes work for LIGHT Project. (If you would prefer to work directly with clients, you must complete training. (check back soon for more training dates) before you can claim shifts. You can also email the Volunteer Coordinator ecomis@mphealthright.org if you have questions.
Clinic Volunteer Hours
-A variety of health care related tasks to be completed at the Front Desk and in the Clinic area.
General Volunteer Hours
-Assist with general office, cleaning, organizational, and clerical duties
Mental Health Volunteer Hours
-Assist with Mental Health supports
Friendship Fairmont Volunteer Hours- Wellness in Recovery
-Assist with person centered recovery groups and activities.
**** IMPORTANT! You must give 24 hours notice to volunteer. Please do not arrive until you have received confirmation by email! ****
Dress is casual but must be neat and clean.
• Please no midriff tops, no t-shirts with drug or alcohol references and no tank tops or spaghetti strap outfits
• We ask that you avoid strong perfume and cigarette odor since some patients and staff could be sensitive to strong smells.
• No shorts or flip flops
• Tattoos and Piercings will be allowed based on Executive/Assistant Director discretion.
If you do not arrive for your shifts, or cancel multiple shifts without notice, you will be removed from the Active Volunteer list for the remainder of that semester.
You may be turned away from your desired shift if you have not:
- responded to the need in iServe with at least 24-hour notice (WVU Students Only)
- received an email confirmation with your hours and who to report to at the clinic
IF YOU ARE NOT CONFIRMED BY EMAIL, YOU MAY BE TURNED AWAY!!! Thanks!!
Thank you for your support!!
Details
| (304) 292-8234 | |
| scleveland@mphealthright.org | |
| Shamus Cleveland | |
| Assistant Director | |
| https://mphealthright.org/ |
