Volunteer Medical Professionals Offer Free Basic Health Care

All of the country, many cities are getting hit hard with brutal weather of snow storms, and freezing temperatures. Have anyone thought about the homeless- how they are surviving in the midst of it? It has been reported that on any given night, over 2000 homeless people are on the cold freezing streets of Cincinnati.

The Drop Inn Center doors are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to anyone in need of its services. On average, they provide shelter to 250 men and women each and every day. During the winter months, the Center usually reaches its capacity to sleep 300 people each night. In a typical year, they serve more than 130,000 meals and distribute toiletries, towels, blankets and clothes to thousands of homeless residents. Volunteer medical professionals provide basic health care at no cost to residents six days a week.

One such medical professional is University of Cincinnati Dr. Joe Kiesler a philanthropist who makes regular visits at the Drop Inn Center with a mobile medical center.
Dr. Kiesler, physicians, med students and nurses go to the different health centers in Cincinnati to serve the homeless in a mobile van that's a community health center on wheels.