Calling All Nurses:

Charlotte Community Health Clinic wants you!

The Charlotte Community Health Clinic (CCHC) is a community service — a safety net organization created to help Charlotte’s uninsured neighbors who have no other access to healthcare. CCHC provides quality health care, including primary care, ongoing chronic disease management and health education, to the county’s low income, uninsured population.

Currently, CCHC is recruiting volunteer nurses for all shifts at their clinic in Charlotte. Whether your interests are in primary care, diabetes, cardiovascular disease or women’s health, Charlotte Community Health Clinic has a need for these special skills.

CCHC operates thanks to the commitment of over 350 volunteers. Their unique safety-net healthcare system runs on volunteer energy. Volunteers provide ongoing patient care as well as medical, administrative, translation, marketing and fundraising services. The clinic has opportunities that require regular time commitments and some that are open for a more flexible schedule. Without volunteers, CCHC would not be able to provide the level of care or see their current numbers of patients.

Last year, CCHC had over 11,000 patient visits with 58 countries represented. Many volunteers come from the Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment, and Charlotte Community Health Clinic has been a recipient of grant funds from MMAE.

If you are interested in volunteering, CCHC provides liability coverage for nurses (you must be licensed in NC) as well as orientation and mentoring.

For further details, contact Laura Allen or call 704-316-6563.

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Hospitality House of Charlotte celebrated 25 years of sheltering families in the midst of medical crisis by providing out of town families members with a place to stay. To mark this event, Hospitality House held a fund-raising brunch on Monday, September 30.

Michael C. Tarwater, CEO of the Carolinas HealthCare System, served as featured speaker. In his remarks, Mr. Tarwater recounted the role of the Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment in founding Hospitality House.

Click here to download and read about MMAE’s involvement and Mr. Tarwater’s very thoughtful comments.

MMAE partnered with New York Times best selling crime writer Kathy Reichs and Charlotte Radiology to educate the public about osteoporosis on September 17th. Reichs, who is the inspiration for the TV series Bones, appeared at a book signing at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, followed by a private reception for MMAE members and guests. Charlotte Radiology helped underwrite the evening with a generous donation and conducted bone density testing on approximately 38 individuals, who attended the event.

Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time. Symptoms include:

• Bone pain or tenderness
• Fractures with little or no trauma
• Loss of height over time
• Low back pain due to fractures of the spinal bones
• Neck pain due to fractures of the spinal bones
• Stooped posture

Joseph-Beth Booksellers issued vouchers to attendees, which were usable in the book store and cafe. Customers who presented a voucher entitled MMAE to receive 10-20% of the purchase price for the Endowment. Thanks to the support and generosity of members and the public, approximately $600 was donated to the Endowment.

Photo (Top): Kathy Reichs, inspiration for the TV series Bones, has her bone density tested by Charlotte Radiology. Reichs is national spokesperson for the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

Photo (Bottom): New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs (l) poses with Dr. Robert Attorri (c) and MMAE co-president Debi Faubion Attorri (r) at Joseph-Beth Booksellers.

No bones about it…when the Alliance teamed up with Kathy Reichs, best selling author and inspiration for the TV series Bones, to raise awareness and prevent osteoporosis, our efforts did not go unnoticed. The Charlotte Observer featured Reichs and MMAE’s event on the front page of the Carolina Living Section.

Reichs is national spokesperson for the National Osteoporosis Foundation. She will speak at a book signing and MMAE fundraiser held on September 17th at Joseph Beth Booksellers.

Click on the image to view the article or read the article online at the CharlotteObserver.com.

The book signing and reception is free for MMAE members and their spouses. Additional guests are welcome to attend the reception at fee of $20 per person, which will be donated to the Endowment. MMAE members will also receive a voucher from Joseph Beth Booksellers, which, when shown, will designate 20% of the purchase price to the Endowment.  For more information or to purchase Guest Tickets to the event, please email RSVP@mmaeonline.com.

MMAE members are invited to meet Kathy Reichs, the New York Times best-selling crime writer and inspiration for the TV series Bones, at a book signing to launch her 12th novel 206 Bones at Joseph Beth Booksellers, South Park, on Thursday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m. At a private 8:00 p.m. reception for Alliance members and their guests, Reichs will talk about her new book and the television show.

While this best selling New York Times crime writer and inspiration for the TV series Bones admits her fictional heroine Temperance “Tempe” Brennan, closely mimics her creator, Kathy Reichs is the real deal.

Reichs, who lives in Charlotte, is a forensic anthropologist dividing her time between working for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Medecine Legale for the province of Quebec. She currently serves as national spokes person for the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

The book signing and reception is free for MMAE members and their spouses. Additional guests are welcome to attend the reception at fee of $20 per person, which will be donated to the Endowment. MMAE members will also receive a voucher from Joseph Beth Booksellers, which, when shown, will designate 20% of the purchase price to the Endowment.

Support the Endowment:

Joseph Beth Booksellers, SouthPark
Thursday, September 17
Book signing 7:00 p.m.
Private Reception 8:00 p.m.
MMAE Members and Spouses/No Charge
Guests – $20 Endowment Donation

RSVP to Vickie Kiel at RSVP@mmaeonline.com