The Treatment Is Free. The Care Is Priceless.
Lakeland Volunteers In Medicine (LVIM) is a volunteer-run medical clinic that provides free quality medical care to the working uninsured of Polk County. LVIM currently has over 400 medical and lay volunteers who donate their time and expertise to care for LVIM patients.
LVIM began as a dream of various community leaders and organizations in 1999. Led primarily by Watson Clinic physicians and the Watson Clinic Foundation, Lakeland came together to find ways to meet the healthcare challenges that resulted in the dream's becoming a reality in the old John Cox Grammar School on Lakeland Hills Boulevard. LVIM is now an independent non profit organization with its own Board of Directors.
Now in its seventh year of operation, LVIM has more than 14,500 patients enrolled and has totaled more than 140,000 patient visits. In addition, LVIM has provided 35,000 lab ests,11,000 x-rays, 1,000 screening mammograms and has filled more than 155,000 prescriptions. These astounding numbers have been accomplished through the generous donation of time from volunteers and financial support from donors.
Lakeland Volunteers In Medicine is part of a national alliance of clinics started by the Volunteers In Medicine Institute, a non profit organization dedicated to assisting communities in developing free clinics throughout the country for the working uninsured. Click here to learn more about this organization.