VIMO News
VIMO ANNOUNCES AWARD
Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics (VIMO) announces that it has received the Washington Health Foundation's Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign award.
- The funds granted to VIMO will be used to enhance the clinic's ability to improve access to health care to the underinsured members of our community.
- VIMO provides services primarily to persons who cannot access health care due to the ever increasing cost of care.
- Most of the VIMO clinic's patients work and have an income level too high to receive assistance but cannot afford health care.
Governor Gregoire said:
"Over the past decade, we've seen Washington State's national health ranking slide downward, hitting an all-time low several years ago. Committed to improving Washington's status, the Washington Health Foundation (WHF), created the Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign. It is now the largest civic engagement campaign for health in our state's history."
VIMO partners with OMC
OMC provides several vital links in support of VIMO's contribution to the Healthiest State Campaign.
- OMC provides significant funding for VIMO in house providers and medications.
- OMC provides the VIMO clinic facility. Building leased to VIMO for $1 per year.
- OMC provides significant laboratory and diagnostic services free to VIMO patients.
VIMO helps the community
- VIMO partners with the United Way, area Churches, local and national philanthropic organizations which assist in funding.
- VIMO partners with local physician and ancillary volunteer providers.
- Through such partnering VIMO helps the community by;
- Reducing health care costs by preventing unnecessary emergency room visits.
- Managing chronic care needs preventing major and expensive acute crisis intervention.
- Increasing the access to care for a medically underserved population.
- Assist qualified patients in finding regular health care.
- Assists in relieving the burden of uncompensated care in private health care practices and hospital facilities.
