ASCENSION DEPAUL SERVICES PROVIDES HEALTHCARE, DENTAL, OPTOMETRY, PHARMACEUTICAL, EDUCATION, AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO THE POOR AND WORKING POOR OF THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA AREA, AS WELL AS OF THE GOULD AND DUMAS, ARKANSAS AREAS. INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PAY ARE PLACED ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE AND ARE ASKED TO PAY A NOMINAL FEE. ASCENSION DEPAUL SERVICES GENERATED 5,517 MEDICAL VISITS, 49 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VISITS, 1,460 DENTAL VISITS, 2,266 OPTOMETRY VISITS, AND FILLED 106,244 PRESCRIPTIONS DURING THE YEAR.