On Feb. 3, Hartford, CT, will host a one-day free medical clinic for people with no health insurance. The National Association of Free Clinics, which has been hosting similar events throughout the country since September, and hundreds of volunteers will set up at the Connecticut Convention Center from noon to 7 p.m. Organizers expect to draw about 1,000 patients. The one-day clinics are intended to give the uninsured a chance to see doctors and get exams or screenings they might have missed while connecting them with the safety net health system, the Hartford Courant reports.
