Word of Mouth is our most powerful marketing tool

Shout it OUT!

Word of Mouth is our most powerful marketing tool
 Word of Mouth is our most powerful marketing tool

One of the most common things we hear from our patients is that someone else told them about our clinic.  Word of Mouth is our most powerful tool for getting the word out that affordable acupuncture is here in Providence, … and now West Warwick.  Our brand new space at Thundermist Health Center in West Warwick has just been open a couple of weeks and we’ve all been busy tweaking things to create another warm and peaceful space where people can rest and mend together.  Some of the folks coming to the new clinic are being sent by Thundersmist Health Center- the hosts for the W. Warwick clinic.  Thank you Thundermist!

But we need all of you- who know and love PCA to spread the word to folks you know about our new site.  Click here for location and hours information.

As a benefit to Thundermist Patients and Employees we have an expanded sliding scale in West Warwick of  $5 to $25 with a new patient fee of $5.  For everyone else we’re offering the same sliding scale we use in Providence of $15 to $35 with a new patient fee of $10.

Right now however, we’re doing a special 2 for 1 at our West Warwick location on Mondays until the end of the year.  That means you can bring a new person with you for FREE!

We really need all of your help to make this new clinic grow and thrive like our Providence clinic.  We decided to open up a second clinic there because Thundermist approached us with this idea, and offered us a deal on the space that we couldn’t refuse.  Our mission is to bring affordable and accessible acupuncture to as many people as we can- so it just was natural that we would do this.

You’ll find all of your favorite acu-punks and front desk staff out in West Warwick too. Our hours out there are currently Mondays 3 to 6 pm, Tuesdays and Fridays 10 to 1 pm.  We will be adding hours as the clinic grows and hope to do that soon so that we can offer convenient times for a range of people.

Please tell someone today about our new clinic- our success depends on it.  Thanks!

Coming soon pictures (and maybe video!) of our new space!

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Fall Membership Drive Update

Over 150 Patients at POCA clinics have signed up so far in our big, fall membership drive! That means we’re halfway to our goal of being able to distribute another micro-loan for a new clinic to open in some yet un/underserved area. It’s certainly not too late to join. Next time you come into PCA in Providence, take a look at the photos of the recipient clinic of POCA’s first micro-loan.

Excitingly, POCA (The People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture) now has more patient members than we do punk members. This is how we’re creating stability  and greater access to community acupuncture.

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PCA Opening at Thundermist Health Center in West Warwick

We are very pleased to announce that, in less than a week, Providence Community Acupuncture will be opening a second location . Our new clinic will be located on Providence St. in West Warwick, within the Thundermist Health Center .  PCA in West Warwick will be like PCA in Providence in every significant way. We will be providing acupuncture for a sliding scale fee in a comfortable, community setting. You will find the same front desk heroes and the same punks, and the same commitment to making acupuncture accessible and effective enough to change patients’ lives with regular treatments. It is our goal at PCA and within the community acupuncture coop, POCA, to build strong networks of clinics as geographically wide and deep as is the demand. Opening at Thundermist is a big step in achieving this goal in Rhode Island.

We are excited about the unique partnership this venture represents between us and Thundermist Health Center. Legally and financially, the two organizations are independent entities; and we have separate mission statements. However, both PCA and Thundermist have been deliberate to create a situation where one can find affordable acupuncture under the same roof as a comprehensive community healthcare center. Thundermist patients pay on sliding scale of between $5 and $25 for acu treatments, while our traditional sliding scale of $15-$35 remains in place for all others.

Opening day at Thundermist is Monday, October 28th. To start, our hours will be Monday 3-6, Tuesday 10-1, and Friday 10-1. We will be adding more days and more hours as we get settled in and demand increases. We hope you will share this information with your friends and family in Kent  and South Counties, and that you’ll come by for a treatment if the new location makes sense for you, or if you just want to help us lay down the good vibes.

Here we are at the Thursday night farmers market right on the Thundermist premises

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