THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER THURSDAY AND RAISED NEARLY $42,000 IN PLEDGES FOR BARTOW HEALTH ACCESS. ACCORDING TO ROBERTA GREEN WITH BARTOW HEALTH ACCESS, A VERY GENEROUS DONOR AGREED TO CONTINUE THE MATCH UNTIL MONDAY A.M. GREEN ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS GENEROUS OFFER. EVERY $1 RAISED WILL BE MATCHED WITH $1. BHA USES THE MONEY TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. FORTY TWO PERCENT OF BARTOW’S POPULATION IS UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. MANY WORK JOBS BUT ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THEIR INSURANCE OR EXTREMELY HIGH DEDUCTIBLES. PATIENTS PARTICIPATE IN THEIR HEALTH CARE THROUGH A VERY REDUCED FEE SCHEDULE AND OVER 40% OF PATIENTS ARE UNABLE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE. BARTOW HEALTH ACCESS IS ABLE TO PROVIDE LOST COST-HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS WHO PARTNER WITH PATIENTS AT BHA. GREEN WANTS THE COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER ASKING FRIENDS, FAMILY, CHURCHES OR CO-WORKERS TO CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION THIS WEEKEND. GO TO WWW.BARTOWHEALTHACCESS.ORG AND DONATE.