Have A Heart Clinic

The Have a Heart Clinic was established in 2008 as the only stand-alone cardiovascular clinic in Kentucky dedicated to serving the uninsured and underinsured. Our Clinic offers state-of-the-art cardiology care to patients regardless of ability to pay. Operated largely with volunteer assistance from over 75 professionals, our downtown Louisville Clinic is easily accessible to the population we serve. 

We live with an inadequate health care system. Our patients are often referred to the Clinic because they cannot afford the high premiums mandated by insurance plans or they have the wrong insurance (i.e., their provider does not accept Medicaid coverage).  Without our Clinic, many of our patients would not receive critical medical treatment. Patients are assessed, diagnosed, treated, and educated about heart disease prevention. Through our Coordinated Care Model, patients are referred to other providers who can assist them in obtaining prescription medication, therapy, case management and other health resources.

Clinic professionals in our Casey Rasmussen Preventive Cardiology and Health Equity Center educate and help change patients' thinking on lifestyle choices and chronic illness management. Our dedicated team develops individual care plans to identify realistic, enduring lifestyle changes to improve overall patient health. 

The long-term goal of the Have a Heart Clinic is for insured patients to offset the cost of care the Clinic provides for free. This “pay it forward” method of care is what sets the Have A Heart Clinic apart from other providers and has contributed to making the Clinic a sustainable success.

Since 2008, the Have a Heart Clinic has:

• Logged over 20,130 patient encounters
• Registered over 28,912 volunteer hours
• Conducted over 14,450 cardiovascular screenings
• Provided over $1.13 million dollars of free patient care

YET, THIS IS NOT ENOUGH!

In 2008, we began this process. We need your help to keep it going and to provide much needed cardiovascular care to more people!

Please join us to help save lives!