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Frances Cabrini Clinic, one of the oldest free health clinics in America and based in Detroit, has contracted for management and executive services with Mercy Primary Care Center, a health center in Detroit owned by Livonia-based Trinity Health.Under the agreement, Mercy Primary Care will contribute funding for the center's operations for the next three years."There is a misconception that there is no longer a need for free clinics due to the Affordable Care Act," Tawana Nettles-Robinson, the executive director of the Mercy Primary Care Center and Cabrini Clinic, said in a statement."However, we are seeing an increase in the number of people who are uninsured in metro Detroit as individuals and families continue to have a difficult time getting and staying insured even under Medicaid expansion. One of the largest issues continues to be access to needed medication, which people can't afford when they are uninsured."Founded in 1950 by Monsignor Clem Kern, Cabrini is at 1234 Porter St. in the Corktown neighborhood of southwest Detroit. It derived its name from St. Frances Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants and hospital administrators, who was the first naturalized U.S. citizen to be declared a saint in 1946.The Cabrini Clinic has been affiliated with the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Parish under the Archdiocese of Detroit.Cabrini's three-person staff, which includes a nurse practitioner, social worker and front desk receptionist, will continue to serve patients at the clinic. The clinic also has more than 100 volunteers from local hospitals, including primary care physicians, pharmacists, psychiatrists, podiatrists and a gynecologist.It is open three days a week and has about 3,000 visits a year treating around 250 patients a month, many with chronic diseases."I am very appreciative to Trinity Health, a Catholic health care system, for their willingness to manage our clinic," Monsignor Charles Kosanke, pastor of Most Holy Trinity Parish, said in a statement. "This agreement will effectively allow the clinic to continue its legacy o...