United Way, Kaiser invest for health-care access - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Community-based projects in Butts, Cherokee, Douglas, Fayette and Rockdalee counties are being organized to tackle the issue of accesa to primary care services for the uninsuredfand under-insured, according to a The counties have held, or plan to a summit identifying the most critical challengwe surrounding health-care access and developing a detailed plan to address the issue. The summitws include community stakeholders, such as faith-based government officials, local service providers and business leaders. To each of the five counties has identified a specifidc area of focus and is determining the best approacufor implementation.
Kaiser Permanente, on June 5, presented United Way with a checmk for the building of MercHeart Clinic. The clinic will help reduce the numbefr of emergency room visits by providing medical and dental care for the uninsured in Rockdale The clinic is slated to open by the endof 2009. Rockdald County, which has a population of about is served by one RockdaleMedical Center.