Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peoples Community Wellness

The People’s Community Wellness Center
Wilbur Malloy, Executive Director
3300 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20903
301.847.1172
 
The mission of The People’s Community Wellness Center (TPCWC) is to provide primary, ambulatory health care to adults in Montgomery County, Maryland—especially of Eastern Montgomery County—who are unable to afford private health care and have no health insurance.  TPCWC is co-sponsored by Montgomery County Government and The People’s Community Baptist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland.
 
Clinical services are available for uninsured adults who meet low-income guidelines; are ineligible for government-assisted health care; and can demonstrate that they do not have personal assets, financial reserves, or sufficient family resources to support their own medical care. Many of these residents may be foreign-born and/or not have access to traditional healthcare resources. Maximum efforts will be made to accommodate bilingual adults.
 
The services of TPCWC include the following:
  • Care for acute illnesses
  • Care for chronic medical conditions
  • Routine physical examinations
  • Preventive care/wellness
  • Laboratory tests
  • Select medications
  • Nutrition counseling
  • Lifestyle management counseling
 
TPCWC provides referrals for primary clinical services not offered onsite. TPCWC will not, however, provide emergency care. For medical emergencies, patients must dial 911 or go immediately to the nearest hospital emergency room.
 
Volunteer financial contributions from patients for office visits will help the center to continue operating as a free clinic. However, regardless of a patient’s ability to contribute, all will be served by The People’s Community Wellness Center.
 
Hours of Operation:
TPCWC is open for services on Monday and Tuesday (9:30am to 3:30pm), Wednesday and Thursday (4:30pm to 9:00pm) and Friday (9:30am to 3:30pm). All patients are seen by appointment only. Please call TPCWC at 301-847-1172 or 301-847-1173 (FAX). TPCWC is located at 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904 inside the Eastern Montgomery County Regional Services Center building.