< PreviousThe future of health care is here for residents of rural Chambers County. A multidisciplinary program at Auburn University — and an innovative virtual care station offered by OnMed — are providing better access to quality health care for a community in need. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn Outreach and the Au- burn colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing and Human Sciences have teamed up with leaders from the City of LaFayette and Chambers County, Alabama, to provide the facility. Through the OnMed Care Station — one of only four of its kind in the U.S. — residents can experience af- fordable, private and real-time visits with Alabama licensed health care profes- sionals in a virtual setting. “The installation of an OnMed Care Station signals a new day in health care for our community,” said Rachel Snod- dy, Alabama Extension coordinator for Chambers County. “Patients can expect quality care without the long waits at a doctor’s office, and prescriptions will be sent immediately to their pharmacy. The improved access will change the health of our citizens for the better.” LaFayette currently has no urgent care facility, and the nearest hospital is a 30-minute drive. The OnMed Care Sta- tion — located in the Chambers County Community Health and Wellness Center — is part of Auburn’s Rural Health Initia- tive. The center is available to commu- nity members for convenient access to affordable primary care, including diag- nosis, referrals, prescription and treat- ment options. “Our collaborative team is thrilled with the opportunity to support the health of the Chambers County com- munity based on the feedback we have received directly from the community members themselves,” said Hollie Cost, assistant vice president of University Outreach and Public Service. “Residents throughout the area have indicated a need for greater access to health care, as well as health and wellness program- ming and information during extended hours. This new center is positioned to honor those needs and wishes with ad- ditional services being added as our fac- ulty and student engagement expands.” The new center provides Auburn students and faculty from different dis- ciplines the opportunity to support com- munity members’ overall well-being. Nursing students support diabetes man- agement and asthma education; phar- macy students will provide medication management education; and students in human sciences will have the opportuni- ty to develop and implement communi- ty-based nutrition education programs. Linda Gibson-Young, professor in Auburn’s College of Nursing, said the new health care center and residents benefit from the synergy among the Auburn units involved. “This site is a con- nector between Auburn University and the community to engage all in health and wellness conversations,” she said. “Nursing students benefit by collabo- rating with the other disciplines in a rural environment.” The project is supported through in- kind and financial contributions by all key partners, as well as corporate grants. Partners and funders include the City of LaFayette, Auburn University, Alabama Extension, Chambers County, Alabama Department of Economic and Commu- nity Affairs, Alfa Foundation and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. “We’re bringing access to health care in a rural environment with modern tech- nology, when you need it, at your conve- nience, in an area without easy access to an urgent care or hospital. This couldn’t have happened without our partners, both locally and at Auburn University,” said Chief Jim Doody, City of LaFayette Fire and EMS. The care station employed by Au- burn’s Rural Health Initiative was devel- oped by Florida-based OnMed to make affordable health care accessible to all. Care stations provide 85% of the ser- vices received in a traditional primary care visit, using best-in-class devices to capture patient vitals, and clinicians are available for extended hours. Patient vis- its are private, safe and secure, and the care station is automatically cleaned and sanitized for the next patient. “Our partnership with Auburn Uni- versity, the City of LaFayette and the Chambers County Commission is a perfect reflection of our mission to provide access to quality affordable health care for all,” said OnMed CEO Tom Vanderheyden. “We are extremely proud of our involvement in this inno- vative Rural Health project and most importantly serving the people of this community.” UNIVERSITY NEWS BY MIKE CLARDY 50 UNIVERSITY NEWS AUBURNTIGERS.COM The OnMed Care Station in LaFayette, Alabama can provide patients with diagnosis, referrals, prescription and treatment options via virtual access to health care providers. As the Alabama Extension coordinator for Chambers County, Rachel Snoddy helps coordinate the Chambers County Health and Wellness Center, where the OnMed Care Station is located. ALABAMA EXTENSION, AUBURN UNIVERSITY OUTREACH PARTNER WITH ONMED TO BRING HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS TO CHAMBERS COUNTY CardiacandVascularAwards from EastAlabamaMedicalCenteristheONLYhospital inAlabamatobeamongthetop5% ofhospitalsnationwideforcardiacsurgery! 2023Women'sChoiceAwardsBestHospitalsfor CancerCare,Orthopedics,andObstetrics Congratulationstoourstaff forearningtheseprestigiousawards! ServingOpelika,Auburn,Valleyandan11-countycoveragearea52 1993 TEAM REUNION Continued from page 24 On fourth-and-15 from the Alabama 35, Bowden elected neither to punt nor attempt a 52-yard field goal. “I thought it was too long for a field goal,” Bowden said. “Terry Daniel was an All-America punter, and he could kick it a mile, but I only needed about a half mile there. You didn’t want to go out there and punt it out of the end zone on fourth down at that important stage of the game. “At the time, our defense was playing pretty good. It wasn’t the most difficult call of my life. Okay, it’s fourth-and-15, let’s just throw it up. If it’s incomplete, defense is in good field position. Who knows? You might get pass interference.” While Nix grabbed his helmet, Bowden conferred on headsets with his brother, offensive coordinator Tommy Bowden, and quarterbacks coach Jimbo Fisher. “The stars were aligned and things fell into place,” Bowden said. Instead of sending Sanders to the wide side of the field, his normal location, Auburn altered the alignment. “Not sure Pat Nix had a strong enough arm to throw the deep takeoff to the field, so I flipped the formation to put Frank Sanders into the boundary, which is very short from the hash, so that Pat Nix would have a shorter throw for a takeoff,” Bowden said. “Antonio Langham was their star cor- nerback. And he played on Frank the whole day. That was his job, to play on Frank Sanders. So he always just goes out to the field and lines up, expecting Frank to come out. That’s where he al- ways went. “Antonio sees it late. He starts to jog across the field, and he got about halfway across, and he just signaled the other corner – stay there – he’ll stay out wide. The other guy was a very good player, too. But it took their All-American first- round draft pick and took him off Frank Sanders for that play. And Frank caught the jump ball, fell across the goal line for a score.” “Sure enough, it worked,” White said. “They didn’t see it until the last minute. Anto- nio stayed on the strong side, or the wide side, where Frank usually was going. That was the matchup we wanted. They thought that Frank could outjump Tom- my Johnson, and sure enough, that’s what they called, and they got that. So he just lobbed one up and Frank went and caught it, and that kind of jolted us back into it.” “I consider it one of my easiest catch- es and yet the most meaningful,” Sand- ers said, crediting Bowden and Auburn’s offensive coaches for taking a deep shot on fourth down on a backup quarter- back’s first play. “It gave me a chance to jump up and body Johnson and jump into the end zone,” said Sanders, who three decades later says Jim Fyffe’s “Oh, he caught it at the 2, and he dives in! Touchdown Au- burn!” is his favorite radio call. Auburn still trailed 14-12, but momen- tum had swung. The Tigers outscored Alabama 10-0 in the fourth quarter, tak- ing the lead on Etheridge’s field goal and putting away the game on James Bos- tic’s 70-yard run with 2:19 to play. “My favorite play because it came behind me,” said Anderson, who helped open the running lane for Bostic’s bolt. “A lot of emotions for me personal- ly,” said White, a four-year starter. “Last game at Jordan-Hare, last game at Au- burn. Knowing we weren’t going to play for a national championship or be in a bowl. Even though I didn’t finish the game, it was very fulfilling.” Three decades later, lessons learned during a remarkable season have pro- pelled the 1993 Auburn Tigers. “Whatever your dream is, it can be there for you,” Etheridge said. “But it also can go away if you don’t put the work in. Nothing but blood, sweat and tears will get it done. Everyone who doubts you, just use as fuel. “Stay focused on your goal and don’t let anybody tell you it’s not achievable. But you have to work; it’s not going to just happen. When the cameras are not on, that’s where it all happens. 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