Volunteers in Medicine Clinic

In 1992, retired Dr. Jack McConnell founded Volunteers in Medicine Clinic (VIM Clinic) in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Doors opened in 1994, with a new philosophy in free clinics: the best in quality and personal service for each “neighbor and friend” (no one is referred to as a patient). Their 28,000 annual patient visits are serviced with love by 257 professional medical and 195 lay volunteers, providing a full-range of medical, dental, pediatric, and psychiatric help for the working poor of Hilton Head. Over 80 million Americans were without health insurance for all or part of 2002 and 2003. That is approximately one in every three individuals. In the U.S., there are approximately 160,000 retired physicians, 350,000 nurses, and 40,000 dentists. Most are looking for a meaningful way to spend their retirement. Serving those in need is as therapeutic for the caregiver as it is for the care recipient.

Volunteers in Medicine Clinic
15 Northridge Drive, P.O. Box 23287
Hilton Head Island, SC 29925

Telephone: (843) 681-6612


http://www.vim-clinic.org