Our Mission
The Georgia RSVP Clinic is dedicated to providing free outpatient rehabilitation care that maximizes independence, wellness, and community participation for uninsured people with brain, stroke, and spinal cord injuries.
The state of Georgia is home to a large number of people with brain and spinal cord injuries who are uninsured and have limited access to healthcare. People without health insurance coverage often do not have access to needed rehabilitation services after discharge from the hospital which may affect their health and wellness as well as limit recovery.
Expanding the footprint of two established RSVP clinics in the US (Colorado and Texas), Georgia RSVP recognizes a need of uninsured individuals with brain and spinal cord injuries in our Georgia community who lack access to rehabilitation services. In 2019, a group of rehabilitation professionals in Georgia joined together with the vision to create a clinic where they could volunteer their time and skills to provide care to these patients.
HOW WE HELP
The Georgia RSVP Clinic will provide free rehabilitation services, resources, some supplies and equipment, education and support to uninsured people with brain, stroke and spinal cord injuries. We utilize a “teach” approach that includes the client and their family to meet their needs. Services provided include:
Case Managers
Pharmacists
Peer Support
Resources
Education
Wellness and Community Activities
Physicians
Rehabilitation Nurses
Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Speech Therapists
Recreational Therapists
Rehabilitation Psychologists and Counselors
WHO WE HELP
Individuals with:
A diagnosis of acquired brain injury (traumatic, non traumatic or stroke) and/or diagnosis of a spinal cord injury (traumatic or non traumatic)
Uninsured for outpatient rehabilitation or Medicaid pending
Up to three years post discharge from an acute care hospital
Age 15 or older
WHEN & WHERE WE HELP:
Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30309
When: Second Saturday of every month from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm
“Patients and their families often take their loved ones home with little to no support after a life changing catastrophic injury. RSVP clinic seeks to fill this critical gap as they transition to life and their new normal.”
“Valued Peer support, speaking with other people in the wheelchair. Conversing with therapy people about resources.”
“Extremely satisfied. They helped me get in a better spirit & to accept my new lifestyle in a chair.”
We have been empowered by incredible volunteers who were passionate about serving people with brain and spinal cord injuries who are uninsured and underinsured. We are led by a multidisciplinary board and advisory board who work hard to make the clinic happen each month, serve on committees and volunteer as clinicians. We feel so fortunate to have such dedicated people who want to serve and give back!
Know an uninsured individual who could benefit from our services? Refer them today using our online form.
