Suraiya Ataur Medical Center (SAMC)
Hospital & Health Care - Seattle, Washington, United States
Suraiya Ataur Medical Center (SAMC) Employees
Suraiya Ataur Medical Center (SAMC) Details
Suraiya Ataur Medical Center (SAMC) is a non-profit medical clinic situated in the village of Chondipur, Bangladesh. It was established in 2014 to serve the basic health needs specifically of women and children of the village and surrounding rural areas. Many families live below the poverty level. The distance and cost of the closest health facility other than SAMC makes access to it a challenge.SAMC also provides critical education on nutrition, reproductive health and hygiene. Classes and workshops are held in the clinic and in the adjoining school for women.Our center is staffed by female salaried professionals. The medical doctor is available eight days a month, while a physician's assistant is available for services four days a week. Three staff members help with the administrative duties and young girls from the nearby school offer volunteer services. Serious medical cases which are beyond the scope of our center's services are referred to a local hospital in the area. Currently, the clinic sees 800 patients monthly and the numbers continue to grow.SAMC medical services are essentially free. A nominal fee of five BDT, equivalent to less than five cents in USD is charged per doctor visit, which includes any prescribed medications.SAMC has a motto crafted by the women of Chondipur who feel a sense of deep kinship with their clinic: "SAMC – Where every patient and donor are family."
