Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) is a nationwide, nonprofit network of free health care clinics serving the uninsured with household incomes of 200% of Federal Poverty Level or less. Lake St. Louis Volunteers In Medicine (LSL VIM) serves the uninsured ages 18 to 64 living in St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Montgomery Counties. Some are disabled, some are unemployed and some are the working poor. The patients may be in the process of applying for and obtaining Medicare or Medicaid. The working poor currently hold employment but do not make enough money to afford insurance but make enough that they do not qualify for Medicaid. The Lake St. Louis location opened in August 2010. It is located in a building just west of SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis. The clinic operates from the hours of 9 AM to 1 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The clinic utilizes physicians, physician assistants, nurse-practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy students, nursing students, dieticians, mental health counselors, and volunteers from the general public. Physicians include: Dr. Maimuna Baig, medical director for LSL VIM Dr. Milton Kardesh, retired physician Dr. Peter Montgomery Dr. Kristin Philbrick Donations can be made on our website, www.vimlsl.org If you are interested in volunteering with LSL VIM, please contact Cheryl Moellenhoff, Clinical Coordinator at [email protected]
Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) is a nationwide, nonprofit network of free health care clinics serving the uninsured with household incomes of 200% of Federal Poverty Level or less. Lake St. Louis Volunteers In Medicine (LSL VIM) serves the uninsured ages 18 to 64 living in St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Montgomery Counties. Some are disabled, some are unemployed and some are the working poor. The patients may be in the process of applying for and obtaining Medicare or Medicaid. The working poor currently hold employment but do not make enough money to afford insurance but make enough that they do not qualify for Medicaid. The Lake St. Louis location opened in August 2010. It is located in a building just west of SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis. The clinic operates from the hours of 9 AM to 1 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The clinic utilizes physicians, physician assistants, nurse-practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy students, nursing students, dieticians, mental health counselors, and volunteers from the general public. Physicians include: Dr. Maimuna Baig, medical director for LSL VIM Dr. Milton Kardesh, retired physician Dr. Peter Montgomery Dr. Kristin Philbrick Donations can be made on our website, www.vimlsl.org If you are interested in volunteering with LSL VIM, please contact Cheryl Moellenhoff, Clinical Coordinator at [email protected]