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The Lawrence F. Flick Memorial Center Is The Clinical Site For PDPH's Tuberculosis Control Program. The Center Is Operated In Partnership With The American Lung Association And Is The Only Publicly Funded TB Clinic In Philadelphia. The Flick Center Opened In 1998 To Aid Philadelphia's Efforts To Wipe Out Tuberculosis. It Also Serves As A Referral Center For Complicated TB Cases From Other Districts In Pennsylvania. The Flick Center Has Also Been Effective In Evaluating And Treating Newly Arrived Immigrants. The Flick Center Provides Directly Observed Therapy (DOT), Medications, And Clinical Evaluations Free Of Charge.