Causes: Community Clinics, Health
Mission: VHC serves in a volunteer capacity as a catalyst to forge partnerships between the private medical community and the public health sector in an effort to minimize delays in treatment, improve access to care for urgent problems, and minimize the use of emergency rooms for chronic health problems.
Results: Benchmarks for 2011111 volunteers saw 1163 patients for a total of 1953 volunteer hours valued at close to $500,000
Target demographics: Those who have no primary care physician and are relegated to emergency room care. Those under insured and uninsured.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 2500
Geographic areas served: Baton Rouge Area
Programs: Tuesday night general medicine clinics-no walk ins-only ER discharge and hospital referrals from social workersWednesday night orthopedic and rheumatology clinicsMedical Reserve Corps-area disaster mobilization resource for physician and medical deployment in emergencies
Mission: VHC serves in a volunteer capacity as a catalyst to forge partnerships between the private medical community and the public health sector in an effort to minimize delays in treatment, improve access to care for urgent problems, and minimize the use of emergency rooms for chronic health problems.
Results: Benchmarks for 2011111 volunteers saw 1163 patients for a total of 1953 volunteer hours valued at close to $500,000
Target demographics: Those who have no primary care physician and are relegated to emergency room care. Those under insured and uninsured.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 2500
Geographic areas served: Baton Rouge Area
Programs: Tuesday night general medicine clinics-no walk ins-only ER discharge and hospital referrals from social workersWednesday night orthopedic and rheumatology clinicsMedical Reserve Corps-area disaster mobilization resource for physician and medical deployment in emergencies
4655 Sherwood Comon Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
225-954-3185
Health
Baton Rouge
