1. Medical Ministry, Inc.
Shreveport, Louisiana

2. The Pool of Siloam
Medical Ministry
 The Pool of Siloam operates a free
medical, dental, and vision clinic.
 It is a non-profit, 501-c3 organization
and was founded in 2005.
(Tax exempt number 20-0171322)
 It staffed by local volunteers.
 It serves low income, non-insured
individuals within the
community, including the homeless
and those with chronic illnesses.
4140 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71109

3. Pool of Siloam Services
• Dental Clinic
• Vision Clinic
• Primary Care Clinic
• Mental Health Clinic
• Homeless Outreach
• Women’s Health Clinic

4. The Pool of Siloam
Volunteer Staff
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Dentist
Dental Assistant
Psychiatrist
Terry Strain, Executive Director
Medical Students
with LSU Pool Volunteers
Nurses
Therapists
Administrative Personnel
(1 part-time clerk only paid staff)

5. The Pool of Siloam
Patients
In Shreveport there is a large
population of underserved, lowincome, uninsured individuals, including
ones with chronic medical conditions.
Traditionally this population has limited
access to medical, vision, and especially
dental care.
The Pool of Siloam’s mission is to make
available to this population a continuity
of preventative medical care, including
dental and vision care, with the goal of
minimizing exacerbations and
improving overall health.
Currently, the Pool of Siloam follows
~200 patients!
In the included newsletter you can read about one of
our patient’s experience and new chance on life.

6. The Pool of Siloam
Board of Directors
Officers:
Steven Nicksic, President
Dr. Dana Wheeler, Vice-President
Jerry Metcalf CPA, Treasurer
Elizabeth Hensley, Secretary
Members:
Aaron Hunter
Dr. Christina Ledbetter
Mark Ratley
Dr. Joel Schulman
Mark Ratley, managing partner of ACACIA, and
Drs. Christina Ledbetter and Joel Schulman, LSU
Health Sciences Center, have been active board
members of the Pool of Siloam since 2009.
Executive Director:
Terry Strain PA-C

7. Question 1
• Volunteering and serving the Pool
of Siloam has been something I, my
family, and my colleagues have
been doing for many years now.
Who did you serve, and what
did you accomplish that day?
• Most recently we were involved in
helping to organize the 1st Annual
Emily Smith Memorial Golf
Tournament benefiting the Pool of
Siloam. I, Mark Ratley, served as
Tournament Director and our
company, ACACIA, was a corporate
sponsor for the tournament.
• Emily Smith was a Pool volunteer
and was serving as the president of
the Pool’s Board of Directors when
she unexpectedly died from a brain
aneurysm in 2012. The tournament
honored her memory and raised
approximately $10,000 for the Pool
of Siloam’s general operating fund.
Emily Smith

8. Tournament
ACACIA Team

9. Question 1, Part 2
What we have accomplished
(and what we want to accomplish)
UNTREATED DENTAL DISEASE
CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH
PROBLEMS: INFECTION, DAMAGE
TO BONE OR NERVE, AND TOOTH
LOSS. INFECTION CAN SPREAD TO
OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY AND
EVEN LEAD TO DEATH.
Few low income individuals have
access to dental care, urgent or
preventative.
• In 2006 Mark Ratley and his
father, Dr. Jack Ratley, a Shreveport
dentist, established the first dental
clinic at the Pool of Siloam. They
provided dental
supplies, medications, furnishings
and equipment including an
autoclave and x-ray machine.
• In 2014 it is our goal to update the
dental clinic and expand its services
within the community.

10. Question2
What is your team’s plan for an
ongoing relationship with the
nonprofit?
Gail Rossi, dental assistant
Dr. Ellen Kinsey, dentist
• With Super Service
Challenge funds the
ACACIA team will
continue to:
• Provide excellent
management skills
• Host board
development retreats
• Assist in the acquisition
of needed
equipment, services, and
supplies
• Organize and participate
in fund raisers
• Volunteer at the Pool of
Siloam Clinics

11. Question 3
What would your nonprofit do
if they won part of the prize
money?
Dental Clinic
• Convert from dental film imaging
to digital imaging through the
purchase of a Schick digital
imaging system and laptop
computer
• Digital imaging advantages over
film:
• No costly chemicals
• Faster image development
• Digital patient records
• Cost for equipment and supplies
• Cost $19,240.66
L to R: Martin Stuart, HSE Coordinator; Mark Ratley, Managing
Partner; Tricia Ratley, Executive Administrator; ACACIA, LLC;
Gail Rossi and Dr. Ellen Kinsey.

12. Quote for
Dental
Equipment
$19,240.66

13. Question 3
Continued
What would your nonprofit do
if they won part of the prize
money?
Vision Clinic
• Purchase the following:
• 35 pairs of glasses
($35 each)
• 40 pair of reading glasses
($3 each)
• Total Cost $1350
• Replacement parts to
repair slit lamp
• Cost $1500
• Digital tonometer to check
for glaucoma
• Cost $3000
• Eye examination supplies
• Cost $150

14. Question 3
Continued
What would your nonprofit do
if they won part of the prize
money?
Primary Care Clinic
• Purchase the following:
• 4 Littmann Stethoscopes
• Cost $200 each
• 4 Blood Pressure Cuffs
• Cost $100 each
• Spirometry Equipment
• Cost $1000
• Amazing Charts
• Cost $2000/year

15. Vision & Impact
• As all medical staff are volunteers, funding can
be maximized in improving patient care.
• With $25,000 the Pool of Siloam will update
vital equipment within the dental, vision and
medical clinics.
• This will allow us to operate more efficiently
and expand services to those in need within
our community.

16. “Go,” he told
him, “wash in the
Pool of Siloam”.
To learn more about the
Pool of Siloam, visit:
www.poolofsiloam.org

17. Pool of
Siloam’s
Summer
Newsletter

22. Everyone at the Pool of Siloam
thanks you very much for your
time and support!