[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         BIDDEFORD FREE CLINIC

 Mr. KING. Mr. President, I wish to commend the Biddeford Free 
Clinic for its 20 years of service to the people of York County, ME. 
Biddeford Free Clinic relies on a team of dedicated volunteers and 
community partners to provide free medical care and nonnarcotic 
prescription medication to the uninsured population.
  When Dr. Francis Kleeman, along with his wife Alphine and several 
other volunteers, started the Biddeford Free Clinic, it was the first 
free medical clinic in the northeast. Over the past 20 years they have 
treated over 12,000 patients, had over 75,000 referrals, and over 
15,000 medical visits. Every year they provide free medical care to 700 
people in the York County community and they are still the only free 
clinic in Maine with a licensed pharmacy.
  Given the exorbitant rise in the cost of health care in recent years 
having a great organization in Southern Maine providing medical care is 
a tremendous service to the community. While the Affordable Care Act 
will significantly increase the number of Mainers with health 
insurance, there will always be a great need for the services the 
Biddeford Free Clinic provides to the uninsured.
  Maine has always been a leader in providing the best health care and 
the Biddeford Free Clinic has been an integral part of that for the 
past 20 years. It is my great honor to recognize this significant 
milestone they have reached, and I look forward to seeing the great 
accomplishments they will achieve in the future.

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