ReGenesis Health Care staff, community leaders and supporters gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of the organization’s new BridgePoint Business, Administration & Training Center in Spartanburg. Photo courtesy of ReGenesis.
During August, in tandem with National Health Center Week, ReGenesis Health Care celebrated the grand opening of their new Business, Administration & Training (BAT) Center here in Spartanburg.
“We thought it would be great to unveil this new facility now because the theme of Health Center Week was framed around working with community engagement with a focus on innovation,” shares ReGenesis President and CEO Marlon Hunter. “So we thought that by unveiling our multifunctional facility where we do business administration, training, as well as clinical-related work, and additionally we have an event space that the community can use for multipurposes… it puts us squarely in alignment with our community and its needs.”
The new center actually received its name at its grand opening event on August 7th. Staff members and community members attending the grand opening had the opportunity to vote on the name, eventually landing on BridgePoint: the connection between two points, and a community hub where people can get access to the resources they need.
ReGenesis is no stranger to supporting the Spartanburg community. Their comprehensive model provides primary care, dental care, behavioral health care, and pharmacy.
“The pinnacle of what we do is really our pharmacy services,” says Hunter. “Because what good does it do to go to the doctor and then not have the ability to afford any medications you may need to be prescribed to get back on track? So we have an affordable model that our patients are able to take advantage of.”
Hunter uses the example of a patient without health insurance who needs medication for diabetes. “If you don’t have insurance, that medication could be between $400 and $600 a month,” he says. “If you’re a patient here at ReGenesis, it’s $20 a month.”
Community members do have to be a patient of ReGenesis to receive access to these discounts, but Hunter also notes that ReGenesis operates two retail stores where community members who are not ReGenesis patients can get their prescriptions filled and receive certain discounts.
However, ReGenesis’s commitment to making healthcare accessible goes beyond a price tag. They also provide services to 50 local schools, offer a free transportation program for patients unable to get back and forth to medical appointments, and also offer a free pharmacy delivery program for patients unable to pick up their own prescriptions.
And while the medical services at ReGenesis are not free, the organization prioritizes affordable healthcare options in order to make care available for everyone. Payment plans are available, and patients who qualify for the lowest possible fee are able to receive care for only $20. If patients don’t have access to $20, they can begin a payment plan with a $5 payment.
“We don’t want to turn people away,” says Hunter. “We do our very best to keep from turning people away. One of these days, regardless of what your status is, whether you’re young or old or have resources or not, it’s not a matter of if you’re going to need a doctor, it’s a matter of when. So we make our services available to everyone, regardless of what their situation might be.”
It’s their dedication to accessible care that makes the launch of ReGenesis’s new center so exciting. Hunter shares that it will be a hub for continuing education for medical providers as well as a space for community care, like flu shots or mobile clinics.
For community members who want to learn more about ReGenesis’s services or who are interested in volunteering or further supporting their efforts, you can visit their website at https://www.myrhc.org/, call 864-582-2411, or follow them on social media.
