What’s New at Oasis

Danny Muller, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to learn more about, and appreciate, the free mental health services offered by Oasis Free Clinics to our patients. Oasis’ team is comprised of volunteer doctors,...

Danny Muller, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics Oasis Free Clinics hosted our 5th Annual Brunswick in Bloom event this past weekend, and thanks to the hard work of our garden hosts and volunteers, and the generosity of our sponsors, we were able to raise over...

Danny Muller, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics For 30 years, Oasis Free Clinics has quietly and consistently filled a critical gap in Midcoast Maine — providing free medical and dental care to neighbors who otherwise might go without. What began as a small...

Danny Muller, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics Happy May Day!   Today carries two very different—but historically rich—meanings.   May Day marks the arrival of spring and is a celebration of fertility, growth, and the return of warmer days.  May Day is also...

Ron Lessard, Oasis Free Clinics Board of Directors What would you have done 30 years ago if you were living in the Midcoast area, had limited income to the point where you were unhoused, were uninsured, and needed help with your diabetes, asthma, other chronic health...

Anita Ruff, Oasis Free Clinics Executive Director As I write this, I do so with a full heart and a deep sense of gratitude. This will be my final Giving Voice column as Executive Director of Oasis Free Clinics, a role I have had the honor of holding for the past ten...

Anita Ruff, Oasis Free Clinics Executive Director Next week, is National Nurse Practitioner Week, and at Oasis Free Clinics, we have a lot to celebrate. In addition to Katrine Alcaide and Dianne Paine, awesome nurse practitioners, we will be honoring our Clinical...

By Sage Tonomura-MacDonald, summer fellow This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a fellow at Oasis Free Clinics in Brunswick, a no-cost health-care clinic supporting communities in need in Midcoast Maine. Oasis offers free medical, dental and vision care to...

By Anita Ruff, Oasis Free Clinics Executive Director When people hear the word “philanthropist,” they often imagine someone famous or incredibly wealthy. That’s what we often see in the news — someone with a foundation giving away millions or unveiling a building with...

By Brooke McNaughton, Oasis Free Clinics Board of Directors For me, summer brings relief. Relief from snowstorms, from power outages, from dark days and frigid temperatures. This summer feels a little different, and it’s not just the endless weekend rain. It’s...

By Anita Ruff, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics Have you ever taken a moment to close your eyes and ask yourself what your life would be like if, when you opened them, everything remained dark? To have your vision gone? How would you navigate your world without...

By Anita Ruff, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics Last week, Oasis Free Clinics turned the page on a new chapter in our almost 30-year history by celebrating the opening of our new and expanded clinic. Located at 331 Maine St. in Brunswick, our new clinic is the...