Bonner Partners in Care Clinic Inc

Bonner Partners in Care Clinic provides health care to residents of Bonner County and adjacent communities who have no or inadequate medical insurance and meet the Clinic’s eligibility criteria.

The Clinic, which opened for patients in July 2003, is the result of dedicated community members with a vision, many benefactors and our most important asset: our volunteers who make our missions possible. Physicians, Physician Assistants, nurses and clerical volunteers staff the clinic two nights a week to provide medical services. Numerous other volunteers help with prescription assistance, bookkeeping, clerical duties and supply management. Many of our board members are also volunteer at the clinic as well as work to assure the clinic is run professionally and economically.

A healthy community is a productive community
By providing basic health care to the uninsured of Bonner County BPICC helps improve the overall health, vitality and economic climate of North Idaho. The benefits to the community are both long term and widespread. They include:

• Enhancing the health of children and families without duplicating or creating competition for existing services.
• Reducing the hardships — both physical and financial — suffered by those who avoid treatment until it becomes an emergency
• Alleviating stress points in the health care delivery system, (i.e. emergency visits that could have been prevented with proper routine care or visits that could be handled outside the emergency areana).
• Improving the economic climate, as well as solving one of the community’s biggest social challenges.
• Helping lower income households remain self-sufficient by assisting them to avoid hugh medical bills they cannot afford to pay.
• Helping to avoid large health care costs to tax payers by managing chronic illness before it becomes catastrophic.
• Providing caring volunteers with an opportunity to reach out to their community and provide needed services.

Our valued partners in care include:

• The local medical community
• Bonner General Hospital
• Panhandle Health District
• White Cross Pharmacy
• Walmart Pharmacy

These partners contribute significantly to the operations of the clinic by providing services at little or no charge. These services directly benefit our patients and assist the clinic in keeping costs at a level our patients can afford. Many of the specialists in the community provide consultations for more complex issues at a significantly reduced rate.

Bonner Partners In Care Clinic is supported by the local community and foundation grants. Area organizations such as the Community Assistance League, Ambrosiani Grant, Schweitzer, Bonner General Hospital, and many other businesses and private donators have supported us each year with generous donations.

Our Vision:

All people will have access to basic health care regardless of ability to pay.

The clinic is here for uninsured residents who might not otherwise be able to obtain medical treatment. As a patient you will be asked to pay a minimal fee for your care. Fees range from $1 to $10 based on your gross income. Patients with private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare and the ability to pay are not eligible for services.

Clinic currently runs one night per week on alternating Thursdays/Tuesdays. We open the doors at 5:30pm and can see up to 8 patients.