STAMFORD, CT / ACCESSWIRE / September 13, 2023 / Americares and Quest Diagnostics, with the Quest Diagnostics Foundation, are teaming up to provide no-cost diagnostic services and expanded telehealth services to free and charitable clinics across the United States to reduce health disparities in underserved communities..

STAMFORD，CT/ACCESSWIRE/2023年9月13日/Americares和Quest Diagnostics与Quest Diagnostics Foundation合作，为美国各地的免费慈善诊所提供免费诊断服务和扩展远程医疗服务，以减少健康差距在服务不足的社区。。

Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, and Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, will provide 10 clinics with no-cost diagnostic services for one year to help patients manage chronic disease.

以健康为重点的救济和发展组织Americares和世界领先的诊断信息服务提供商Quest Diagnostics将为10家诊所提供一年免费诊断服务，以帮助患者管理慢性病。

Additionally, clinics in Baltimore, Chicago, Houston and Richmond, Va., will each receive a grant made possible by the Quest Diagnostics Foundation to implement or sustain telehealth services-increasing access to care for low-income, uninsured and underinsured patients. The grant is part of the Quest for Health Equity initiative, which provides resources, funding, testing services and education to address health disparities in underserved communities across the U.S.

此外，巴尔的摩，芝加哥，休斯顿和弗吉尼亚州里士满的诊所将各自获得Quest Diagnostics基金会提供的赠款，用于实施或维持远程医疗服务，增加对低收入，无保险和保险不足患者的护理机会。赠款是寻求健康公平倡议的一部分，该倡议提供资源、资金、测试服务和教育，以解决美国各地服务不足社区的健康差异。

More than 11,000 patients across the four clinics are expected to benefit over the next year from the expanded collaboration..

预计未来一年，四家诊所的11000多名患者将从扩大的合作中受益。。

'Free and charitable clinics, which are a critical safety net in communities all across America, often rely on donations and need support to provide patients with essential health services,' said Americares Vice President of U.S. Programs Saqi Maleque Cho. 'Telehealth is especially important for free clinic patients as it allows them the flexibility to see their health care provider without leaving work and losing income.'.

美国计划Saqi Maleque Cho.的Americares副总裁说：“免费慈善诊所是美国各地社区的重要安全网，通常依靠捐款并需要支持为患者提供基本的医疗服务。”远程医疗对于免费门诊患者尤其重要，因为它使他们能够灵活地看到他们的医疗保健提供者而不会离开工作并失去收入。

Americares has been advancing health equity by improving access to health for people affected by poverty or disaster since 1979. In the U.S., Americares supports a network of nearly 1,000 health centers-over 500 of which are free and charitable clinics. Americares provides partner health facilities serving low-income and uninsured patients the resources they need to provide accessible health services and support equitable health outcomes.

自1979年以来，Americares一直在通过改善受贫困或灾难影响的人们获得健康的机会来促进健康公平。在美国，Americares支持近1000个医疗中心的网络，其中500多个是免费慈善诊所。Americares为合作伙伴提供医疗机构，为低收入和无保险的患者提供他们所需的资源 可访问 卫生服务和支持公平的健康结果。

Resources include medicine and medical supplies, education, operational support, funding, training and innovations in health care delivery..

资源包括医药和医疗用品，教育，运营支持，资金，培训和医疗保健创新。。

Quest Diagnostics is a longtime supporter of Americares and has provided donated testing services to the Americares Free Clinics in Connecticut since 1994. This grant, from the Quest Diagnostics Foundation, will build on the relationship with Americares and the no-cost testing services provided by Quest Diagnostics..

Quest Diagnostics是Americares的长期支持者，自1994年以来一直为康涅狄格州的Americares免费诊所提供捐赠的测试服务。Quest Diagnostics基金会提供的这笔赠款将建立在与Americares的关系以及Quest Diagnostics提供的无成本测试服务的基础上。。

'Diagnostic screening services are critical for understanding the full picture of a person's health,' said Quest for Health Equity Senior Director and Leader Michael Floyd. 'Through our work with Americares, we are able to provide more access to testing services for people who need them, which we hope will provide better health outcomes.'.

“诊断筛查服务对于了解一个人的健康状况至关重要，”Quest for health Equity高级总监兼领导者Michael Floyd说通过我们与Americares的合作，我们能够为需要它们的人提供更多的测试服务，我们希望这将提供更好的健康结果。

The following clinics will be provided with diagnostic services for all patients at no cost for one year:

以下诊所将免费为所有患者提供一年的诊断服务：

Christ Clinic - Katy, Texas

基督诊所-凯蒂，德克萨斯州

Community Health Services of Union County - Monroe, N.C.

Union County的社区卫生服务-北卡罗来纳州门罗。

Hope Clinic of McKinney - McKinney, Texas

麦金尼的希望诊所-德克萨斯州麦金尼

Lake County Free Clinic - Painesville, Ohio

Lake County Free Clinic-俄亥俄州帕恩斯维尔

Mission Lexington, Inc. dba Mission Health Lexington - Lexington, Ky.

Mission Lexington，Inc。dba Mission Health列克星敦-肯塔基州列克星敦。

San Francisco Free Clinic - San Francisco

旧金山免费诊所-旧金山

San José Clinic - Houston, Texas

圣何塞诊所-休斯顿，德克萨斯州

Shepherds Clinic, Inc. - Baltimore, Md.

Shepherds Clinic，Inc.-Baltimore，Md。

The Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington - Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic - Arlington, Va.

阿灵顿天主教慈善机构-慈善免费医疗诊所的母亲-弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿。

Universal Heritage Institute - Miami Gardens, Fla.

通用遗产研究所-佛罗里达州迈阿密花园。

The following clinics will be provided with funding for telehealth services:

将为以下诊所提供远程医疗服务资金：

Community Health - Chicago

社区卫生-芝加哥

Health Brigade - Richmond, Va.

卫生队-弗吉尼亚州里士满。

Shepherd's Clinic - Baltimore

牧羊人诊所-巴尔的摩

UHPhealth - Houston

UHPhealth-休斯顿

The telehealth funding may be used to purchase equipment or subscriptions to telehealth platforms, as well as for technical support with implementation, policies and best practices.

远程医疗资金可用于购买远程医疗平台的设备或订阅，以及实施，政策和最佳实践的技术支持。

'Our patients are working class individuals who fall in the health care gap meaning they do not qualify for government assistance, are not provided health care by their employer and cannot afford private health care. Without our San José Clinic, thousands of patients would have nowhere else to go,' said San José Clinic Chief Clinical Officer Dr.

“我们的病人是处于医疗保健缺口的工薪阶层的个人，这意味着他们没有资格获得政府援助，没有雇主提供医疗保健，也负担不起私人医疗保健。没有我们的圣何塞诊所，成千上万的病人将无法去，“圣何塞诊所首席临床官博士说。

Adlia Ebeid. 'For a physician, telling a patient we need to do a biopsy to rule out cancer is a very difficult conversation. Now imagine if the patient also had to take on the cost burden given their limited finances. Thanks to Quest and Americares, our patients won't have to make that decision.'.

阿德利亚·埃贝德对于医生来说，告诉病人我们需要做活检以排除癌症是一个非常困难的谈话。现在想象一下，如果患者的财务状况有限，他们是否也必须承担成本负担。感谢Quest和Americares，我们的患者不必做出这个决定。

Clinics that provide services to non-English speaking populations and marginalized communities were given priority.

为非英语人群和边缘化社区提供服务的诊所得到优先考虑。

Americares helps communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; increase accessibility, availability, affordability and acceptability of medicine and medical supplies; and improve and expand health services, prevent disease and promote good health. Since it was established more than 40 years ago, Americares has provided over $22 billion in aid to 164 countries, including the United States..

Americares帮助社区准备，应对和恢复灾难；增加药品和医疗用品的可及性，可用性，可负担性和可接受性；改善和扩大卫生服务，预防疾病，促进身体健康。自40多年前成立以来，Americares已向包括美国在内的164个国家提供超过220亿美元的援助。。

About Americares:

关于美国：

Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid.

Americares是一个以健康为重点的救济和发展组织，为受贫困或灾难影响的人们挽救生命并改善健康。每年，Americares平均到达85个国家，包括美国，拥有改变生活的健康计划，医疗，医疗用品和紧急援助。

Americares is one of the world's leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org..

Americares是世界上主要的非营利捐赠药品和医疗用品提供者之一。欲了解更多信息，请访问americares.org。。

About Quest Diagnostics

关于Quest诊断

Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors, and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our nearly 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives.

Quest Diagnostics使人们能够采取行动改善健康结果。我们的诊断见解源自世界上最大的临床实验室结果数据库，揭示了识别和治疗疾病，激发健康行为并改善医疗保健管理的新途径。Quest每年为美国三分之一的成年美国人和一半的医生和医院提供服务，我们近50000名员工明白，在正确的背景下，我们的诊断见解可以激发改变生活的行动。

Learn more at www.QuestDiagnostics.com..

请访问www.QuestDiagnostics.com了解更多信息。。

About Quest for Health Equity

关于追求健康公平

Quest for Health Equity is an initiative of Quest Diagnostics and the Quest Diagnostics Foundation focused on providing resources, funding, testing services and education to address health disparities in underserved communities across the U.S. Learn more at www.QuestForHealthEquity.com.

Quest for Health Equity是Quest Diagnostics和Quest Diagnostics Foundation的一项举措，专注于提供资源，资金，测试服务和教育，以解决美国服务不足社区的健康差异。请访问www.QuestForHealthEquity.com了解更多信息。

MEDIA CONTACTS:

媒体联系人：

Jacqueline Serna, Americares: (203) 379-7966

杰奎琳·塞尔纳，美国：（203）379-7966

jserna@americares.org

jserna@americares.org

Jillian Flanagan, Quest Diagnostics: (973) 520-2800

Jillian Flanagan，Quest Diagnostics：（973）520-2800

mediacontact@QuestDiagnostics.com

mediacontact@QuestDiagnostics.com

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Lab Technician Bianca Gonzalez prepares to draw blood from a patient at San José Clinic in Houston, one of 14 clinics benefitting from the expanded collaboration between Americares and Quest. Photo by Mike Demas/Americares

实验室技术人员比安卡·冈萨雷斯（Bianca Gonzalez）准备从休斯顿圣何塞诊所（SanJoséClinic）的一名患者抽血，该诊所是14家受益于Americares和Quest之间扩大合作的诊所之一。Mike Demas/Americares的照片

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联系信息：

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