Dr. Thomas Pitre and NW Urological Clinic
Project Access NOW entered Dr. Thomas Pitre’s radar at one of our promotional dinners. He worked at the Old Town Clinic for 20 years and continued to see indigent patients at his NW Urological Clinic office, so when he heard of the Project Access concept, it was easy to come on board.
In his previous charity care experience, he’d experienced having to cash in personal favors to get people care. There was no consistent coordination of resources. “Now that all major health systems are participating,” Dr. Pitre said, “Project Access takes care of all the logistics and allows me to do what I do best: practice urology.”
What’s more important is patients get the appropriate care. In Dr. Pitre’s mind, helping the poor is always a worthwhile effort to support. “It’s an obligation all physicians have,” he said. Project Access means that Dr. Pitre can actually complete the required service; without this avenue of access, the low-income uninsured just wouldn’t get the care at all.
Project Access gives me the ability to provide care and practice medicine in a very consistent manner,” Dr. Pitre said. “I’m glad to see they’re expanding to include as many physicians as possible.”
The Clinic has been a part of Project Access for about 4 months. Dr. Pitre recruited all of his urologist colleagues at the Clinic to participate. According to Greg Sarish, Practice Administrator at NW Urological Clinic, “People who come to see our physicians have allowed our clinic to be around for 39 years. The sense of local roots runs deep within the Clinic. Giving back to the community is natural for us.”
Thank you, Dr. Pitre and NW Urological Clinic, for all your efforts.
