Hope springs eternal in Suite 100 of a nondescript box-like building in MetroCenter.

Hope that the little blood pressure pill will hold off a stroke. Hope that the inhaler will stop an asthma attack. Hope that, despite a lack of health insurance, prescription drugs will be available to those who need them — without driving costs up for everyone else.

United Neighborhood Health Services’ Downtown Clinic and Faith Family Medical Clinic are partnering with the Dispensary of Hope to provide free prescription medicines to uninsured individuals, officials announced today.

The Dispensary of Hope is a growing network of prescription medicine dispensing sites, sourcing partners and financial partners that assist poor and underserved individuals in getting the medications they need for the short and long-term.

Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, which has served the Middle Tennessee community for over 40 years, announced today a new partnership with a growing network of pharmacies and clinics to provide free prescription medicines to uninsured individuals in Montgomery County.

This network of care is powered by Nashville-based, Dispensary of Hope, a statewide and national network of dispensing sites, sourcing partners and financial partners that assist poor and underserved individuals in getting the medications they need for the short and long-term.

Wall Street Journal Online - Posted By Vanessa Fuhrmans On February 19, 2009

Demand for free prescription drugs continues to skyrocket after already big increases in 2008, drug assistance programs around the country report.

Leadership Team to Tackle Unprecedented Growth and Demand

(Nashville, Tenn.) – The Dispensary of Hope, the not-for-profit network of dispensing sites, sourcing partners and financial partners that assist people without prescription drug coverage, has today expanded its leadership team by naming Jason Dinger as CEO. Scott Cornwell, formerly the managing director of the Dispensary, was named COO.

Dispensing Hope to the Uninsured

(Centerville and Lyles, Tenn.) - Both the Centerville and Lyles Medical Clinics announced today a new partnership with a growing national network of clinics and pharmacies to provide prescription medication assistance to uninsured and low-income patients that need medication assistance.

Both the Centerville and Lyles Medical Clinics announced today a new partnership with a growing national network of clinics and pharmacies to provide prescription medication assistance to uninsured and low-income patients that need medication assistance.

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Internal News Release
Important Update from the Dispensary of Hope

The following is a joint statement from Jason Dinger and Dr. Bruce Wolf:

Network Expands to Arkansas, Providing Needed Medications to Two Communities

(Dumas, Ark. & Gould, Ark.) – Two Daughters of Charity Services of Arkansas Health Centers – DePaul Health Center and St. Elizabeth Health Center – and the Dispensary of Hope announced today a partnership to provide cost-effective prescription medicines to the uninsured and/or low income residents of Desha and Lincoln counties in Arkansas.

Partnership Expands Access to More Prescription Medications, Builds on Clinic’s Eighteen Years of Service to Community

(Nashville, Tenn. & Knoxville, Tenn.) – Knoxville-based InterFaith Health Clinic and the Dispensary of Hope announced today a partnership to provide cost-effective prescription medicines to the working insured and/or low income residents of Knoxville, Tenn.

Partnership Expands Access to More Prescription Medications, Builds on Pharmacy’s Ten Years of Service to Community

(Mobile, Ala.) – Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy announced today that it will become the first pharmacy in Alabama to partner with Nashville-based, the Dispensary of Hope to provide prescription medicines to uninsured individuals in Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia counties.