CALLAWAY — A free medical clinic is open in Callaway for East Bay County residents that aren’t able to drive to Panama City or Panama City Beach after Hurricane Michael.

The clinic is at the Callaway Men’s Club at John B. Gore Park on Beulah Ave. and opened the Monday after the storm, according to Laura Schoonover, an EMT working at the clinic. It is operated by medical staff under Dr. Ata Ulhaq, who runs offices in Panama City and Panama City Beach. The Panama City clinic on Jenks Ave. was destroyed.

The Callaway clinic has seen anywhere from 20 to 40 patients a day so far and is using painted signs on nearby roadways to direct people to their site. They can do minor surgical procedures like remove toenails, help with mold-related breathing problems, refill medications and stitch people up.

Callaway “is destroyed and we realized a lot of people want help. People can’t drive to town or the beach from here,” Schoonover said. “We have insulin. We have antibiotics.”

Callaway, like all of East Bay, saw massive damage from Hurricane Michael and many of its neighborhoods still have downed trees and debris, though roadways are clear and clean-up crews are in the area. The Callaway location was set up so residents don’t have to spend hours in traffic or dodging around utility crews on their way to the beach or town.

The medical supplies at the clinic come from Ulhaq’s offices and donations. Though they can’t do X-rays, the rest of their equipment is “designed to see what’s going on,” Schoonover said. The clinic even does follow-ups on patients that come more than once.

The clinic’s hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations are accepted so the clinic can get further supplies, and Schoonover said it feels good to give back to the community.

“I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else right now. You know these people are working hard,” Schoonover said. “They’re trying to get their lives taken care of.”