NEW WOMEN'S CLINIC 3W AIMS TO SERVE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT WITH ACCESSIBLE HEALT CARE

The Daily University Washington - Tucked away on 8th Avenue Northeast just blocks from the UW campus lies 3W Medical for Women, a nonprofit clinic that began serving patients in May. 3W is equipped with just six staff members and a handful of volunteers, yet in the months since its opening has provided hundreds of women with affordable or free health care with a focus on creating a space where women can feel comfortable receiving medical services and evidence-based education. The clinic has been six years in the making. In 2012, UW graduates Helen Nguyen and Melanie Gibbs connected with a team of retired physicians and community donors to get the project off the ground. In 2013 the team reached out to Dr. Susan Rutherford, an obstetrician-gynecologist and University of... >>>