VIM provides the following services at no charge to qualified patients at the clinic facility located at 190 North Pennsylvania Avenue in Wilkes-Barre:
- Primary medical care provided by Medical Doctors, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
- Health education/ health promotion classes
- Preventative services include colon cancer screenings and lung cancer screenings
- Dental services including cleanings, extractions, fillings and dentures
- Laboratory services
- Imaging testing including mammograms, x-rays and ultrasounds
- Women’s health program
- Free medications
- Social Care Coordinator to assist patients with case management and counseling services
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides mental health evaluations
- Registered Dietitians available for nutrition and wellness counseling
- Clinical Pharmacist providing chronic disease and medicine management
- Chiropractic services
- Physical Therapy
- Volunteer Neurologist treats diseases of the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles
- Health Equity program assisting with transportation, food insecurity, housing and employment issues
- Family planning counseling and free contraceptives
- Eye care insurance for one year at no charge
- Healthy Smile program educates children on good oral health
- Specialty services available by referral include dermatology, podiatry, orthopedics , ENT, rheumatology, cardiology and gastroenterologist
The staff and volunteers provide a hand up not a hand out to our neighbors working very hard to provide for their families. As one single mother tearfully said to the VIM staff "all I want to do is stay healthy so I can work and have my teenage daughters proud of me for providing for them. "
A heartfelt thanks to the community and all involved in helping provide quality, compassionate healthcare services.
